88R17002 TYPED
 
  By: Parker S.B. No. 1917
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the capture or use of a biometric identifier.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 503.001, Business & Commerce Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
         (f)  (1) A state or local government, including a school, its
  contractor, subcontractor, or agents that captures a biometric
  identifier for the purpose of preventing safety or security
  concerns, theft, or other illegal activity may not sell the
  biometric identifier to a third-party.
               (2)  This section shall not be construed to prohibit a
  State or local government agency, including a school, or its
  contractors, subcontractors, or agents from capturing biometric
  identifiers for the purpose of preventing, detecting, or responding
  to safety or security incidents, theft, or other illegal activity.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.