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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the sale or release of personal identifying |
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information by a state governmental body. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 559, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 559.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 559.006. PROHIBITED SALE OR RELEASE OF PERSONAL |
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IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. A state governmental body may not sell or |
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release an individual's personal identifying information, as |
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defined by Section 521.002, Business & Commerce Code, to a person |
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who does not work for the state governmental body without the |
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written consent of the individual unless the information: |
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(1) must be released in order for the state |
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governmental body to provide a service the state governmental body |
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is authorized by law to provide; |
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(2) is the subject of a pending request for |
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information made under Chapter 552 or other law; or |
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(3) is relevant to an investigation or an official |
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proceeding that is pending or is in progress. |
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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, 2013. |