Bill Text: TX HB66 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the disclosure by a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor of certain information concerning a resident of this state to a governmental body.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-02 - Left pending in committee [HB66 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB66-Introduced.html

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82R1440 KYF-D
By: Martinez H.B. No. 66

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disclosure by a member of the legislature or the
lieutenant governor of certain information concerning a resident of
this state to a governmental body.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 306.003, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) In this subsection, "governmental body" has the meaning
assigned by Section 552.003. If a member of the legislature or the
lieutenant governor discloses to a governmental body all or part of
a record to which Subsection (a) applies or communicates to a
governmental body a description of the information contained in the
record that identifies or would tend to identify the resident of
this state who communicated with the member or lieutenant governor,
the record or the described information, as applicable, in the
possession of the governmental body is subject to and confidential
under Subsection (a) and may be disclosed to any other person only
to the extent the member of the legislature or lieutenant governor
elects to disclose the record or the described information.
SECTION 2. Section 306.004, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) In this subsection, "governmental body" has the meaning
assigned by Section 552.003. If a member of the legislature or the
lieutenant governor discloses to a governmental body a
communication to which this section applies or communicates to a
governmental body a description of the information contained in the
communication that identifies or would tend to identify the citizen
of this state who communicated with the member or lieutenant
governor, the communication or the described information, as
applicable, in the possession of the governmental body is subject
to and confidential under this section and may be disclosed to
another person only to the extent the member of the legislature or
lieutenant governor elects to disclose the communication or the
described information.
SECTION 3. 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, 2011.