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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain information maintained |
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by state licensing agencies |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section, 552.11765(b), (c), and (e), Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), |
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information maintained by a governmental body described by Section |
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552.003(1)(A)(i) is confidential and excepted from the |
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requirements of Section 552.021 if the information: |
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(1) is a license application; or |
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(2) is a [relates to the] home address, home telephone |
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number, personal electronic mail address, social security number, |
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date of birth, driver's license number, state identification |
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number, passport number, emergency contact information, or |
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[payment] information made confidential under Section 552.136 of: |
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(A) an applicant for a license issued by the |
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governmental body; |
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(B) an individual who holds a license issued by |
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the governmental body; or |
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(C) an individual who previously held a license |
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issued by the governmental body. |
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(c) Subsection (b) does not make confidential or except from |
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required public disclosure the name, license number, [or] license |
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status, business address, business telephone number, or business |
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electronic mail address of an applicant for a license, a license |
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holder, or an individual who previously held a license. |
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(e) A licensing authority may withhold information made |
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confidential by subsection (b) without requesting a decision from |
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the attorney general. [To the extent of any conflict, this section |
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prevails over another law that authorizes or requires the release |
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of information maintained by a governmental body.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |