84R5835 LEH-D
By: Bohac H.B. No. 2359
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting the Department of Public Safety from
responding to bulk requests from the federal government for lists
of individuals licensed to carry a concealed handgun; creating a
criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.192, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and
(a-3) to read as follows:
(a) In this section, "criminal justice agency" has the
meaning assigned by Article 60.01, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(a-1) Subject to Subsection (a-2), the [The] department
shall disclose to a criminal justice agency information contained
in its files and records regarding whether a named individual or any
individual named in a specified list is licensed under this
subchapter. Information on an individual subject to disclosure
under this section includes the individual's name, date of birth,
gender, race, zip code, telephone number, e-mail address, and
Internet website address. Except as otherwise provided by this
section and by Section 411.193, all other records maintained under
this subchapter are confidential and are not subject to mandatory
disclosure under the open records law, Chapter 552.
(a-2) The department, in response to a bulk request made by
a federal criminal justice agency, may not provide to the agency a
list of individuals licensed to carry a concealed handgun under
this subchapter.
(a-3) A person commits an offense if the person violates
Subsection (a-2). An offense under this subsection is a state jail
felony.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.