85R13008 MCK-D
By: Swanson H.B. No. 3553
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibited requests for or disclosures of information
regarding certain child-care facility license holders' ownership,
possession, use, or storage of a firearm or other weapon; creating a
criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 42.04413 to read as follows:
Sec. 42.04413. PROHIBITION ON OBTAINING FIREARM
INFORMATION. (a) This section applies to a person:
(1) who holds a license, registration, or
certification under this chapter; or
(2) who applies for a license, registration, or
certification under this chapter.
(b) The department may not request, collect, compile, or
disclose information regarding the lawful ownership, possession,
use, or storage of a firearm or other weapon by a person described
by Subsection (a).
(c) A person who violates Subsection (b) commits an offense.
An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.