By: Button H.B. No. 2788

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to fraud detection information and the public information law.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 301.085, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (c) to read as follows:

Sec. 301.085. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, [AND] JOB MATCHING SERVICES INFORMATION, AND FRAUD DETECTION INFORMATION; OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) In this section:

(1) "Job matching services information" means information in the records of the commission that pertains to the commission's job matching services provided to employers and job seekers through the Internet, workforce centers, or other means.

(2) "Unemployment compensation information" means information in the records of the commission that pertains to the administration of Subtitle A, including any information collected, received, developed, or maintained in the administration of unemployment compensation benefits or the unemployment compensation tax system.

(3) "Fraud detection information" means any information, including risk assessments, reports, data, protocols, technology specifications, manuals, instructions, investigative materials, crossmatches, mental impressions, and communications that may reveal the methods or means by which the commission prevents, detects, investigates, or evaluates fraud in the administration of unemployment compensation benefits and the unemployment compensation tax programs.

(c) Unemployment compensation information, [and] job matching services information, and fraud detection information are not public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.