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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on the dissemination of certain personal |
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identifying information by a state agency to the federal |
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government. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 2062, Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2062. RESTRICTIONS ON STATE AGENCY USE AND DISSEMINATION |
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OF CERTAIN PERSONAL [INDIVIDUAL-IDENTIFYING] INFORMATION |
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SECTION 2. Section 2062.001, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3) to read as |
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follows: |
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(2) "Personal identifying information" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 72.001, Business & Commerce Code. |
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(3) "State agency" means a department, commission, |
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board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the |
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executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government, |
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including a university system or institution of higher education as |
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defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that is created by the |
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constitution or a statute of this state. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 2062, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 2062.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2062.003. DISSEMINATION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL |
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IDENTIFYING INFORMATION PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (b), a state agency may not disseminate to |
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the federal government or a federal official any document or other |
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data that includes the personal identifying information of a person |
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that has not been redacted or otherwise anonymized. |
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(b) A state agency may disseminate information described by |
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Subsection (a) with respect to a person if the dissemination is: |
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(1) necessary to comply with or implement a federal or |
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state law or program; or |
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(2) authorized in writing by the person. |
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(c) A state agency shall retain the written consent of a |
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person obtained under this section in the state agency's records. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2062.003, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to information disseminated or retained by a |
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state agency on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |