By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1192
(In the Senate - Filed March 10, 2015; March 17, 2015, read
first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
April 29, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 29, 2015,
sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1192 By: Zaffirini
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the confidentiality of certain information stored as
part of the preparation of reports and personal financial
statements required to be filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 571.0671, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) Electronic report or financial statement data saved in a
commission temporary storage location for later retrieval and
editing before the report or financial statement is filed is
confidential and may not be disclosed. After the report or
financial statement is filed with the commission, the information
disclosed in the filed report or financial statement is public
information to the extent provided by the law requiring the filing
of the report or financial statement.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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