Bill Text: TX HB3913 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Relating to an exception from required disclosure under the public information law for certain personal information obtained by certain flood control districts.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-29 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB3913 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB3913-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.B. No. 3913
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
 
 
  relating to an exception from required disclosure under the public
  information law for certain personal information obtained by
  certain flood control districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 552.159 to read as follows:
         Sec. 552.159.  EXCEPTION: CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION
  OBTAINED BY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. The following information
  obtained by a flood control district located in a county with a
  population of 3.3 million or more in connection with operations
  related to a declared disaster or flooding is excepted from the
  requirements of Section 552.021:
               (1)  a person's name;
               (2)  a home address;
               (3)  a business address;
               (4)  a home telephone number;
               (5)  a mobile telephone number;
               (6)  an electronic mail address;
               (7)  social media account information; and
               (8)  a social security number.
         SECTION 2.  Section 552.159, Government Code, as added by
  this Act, applies only to a request for public information received
  on or after the effective date of this Act.  A request received
  before that date is governed by the law in effect when the request
  was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3913 was passed by the House on April
  24, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3913 was passed by the Senate on May
  16, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor       
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