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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain |
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contact information of a notary public that is maintained by the |
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secretary of state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.11765, Government Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (c-1), 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) relates to the home address, home telephone |
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number, electronic mail address, social security number, date of |
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birth, driver's license number, state identification number, |
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passport number, emergency contact information, or payment |
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information 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-1) Subsection (b) does not prohibit the secretary of |
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state from disclosing the home address, home telephone number, or |
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electronic mail address of a notary public appointed under |
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Subchapter A, Chapter 406. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |