By: Anchia, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Carona) H.B. No. 960
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2009;
May 4, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
Justice; May 20, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 20, 2009, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to providing municipalities and counties access to
criminal history record information for sexually oriented business
license applicants.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.122, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b) A municipality or county that requires a sexually
oriented business to obtain a license or other permit under Section
243.007, Local Government Code, is entitled to obtain from the
department criminal history record information maintained by the
department that relates to a person who:
(1) is an applicant for a license or other permit for a
sexually oriented business issued by the municipality or county;
(2) is the holder of a license or other permit for a
sexually oriented business issued by the municipality or county; or
(3) requests a determination of eligibility for a
license or other permit for a sexually oriented business issued by
the municipality or county.
SECTION 2. 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, 2009.
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