82R4763 NAJ-F
By: Miles H.B. No. 2671
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disclosure of personal information under the Motor
Vehicle Records Disclosure Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 730.005, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 730.005. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE. Personal information
obtained by an agency in connection with a motor vehicle record
shall be disclosed for use in connection with any matter of:
(1) motor vehicle or motor vehicle operator safety;
(2) motor vehicle theft;
(3) motor vehicle emissions;
(4) motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or
advisories;
(5) performance monitoring of motor vehicles or motor
vehicle dealers by a motor vehicle manufacturer;
(6) removal of nonowner records from the original
owner records of a motor vehicle manufacturer to carry out the
purposes of:
(A) the Automobile Information Disclosure Act,
15 U.S.C. Section 1231 et seq.;
(B) 49 U.S.C. Chapters 301, 305, 323, 325, 327,
329, and 331;
(C) the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, 18 U.S.C.
Sections 553, 981, 982, 2119, 2312, 2313, and 2322, 19 U.S.C.
Sections 1646b and 1646c, and 42 U.S.C. Section 3750a et seq., all
as amended;
(D) the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et
seq., as amended; and
(E) any other statute or regulation enacted or
adopted under or in relation to a law included in Paragraphs
(A)-(D); [or]
(7) child support enforcement under Chapter 231,
Family Code; or
(8) enforcement by the Texas Workforce Commission
under Title 4, Labor Code.
SECTION 2. Section 730.007(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) This section does not:
(1) prohibit the disclosure of a person's photographic
image to:
(A) a law enforcement agency or a criminal
justice agency for an official purpose; [or]
(B) an agency of this state investigating an
alleged violation of a state or federal law relating to the
obtaining, selling, or purchasing of a benefit authorized by
Chapter 31 or 33, Human Resources Code; or
(C) an agency of this state investigating an
alleged violation of a state or federal law relating to the
obtaining, selling, or purchasing of a benefit authorized by Title
4, Labor Code; or
(2) prevent a court from compelling by subpoena the
production of a person's photographic image.
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.