By: Birdwell S.B. No. 705
(Price)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an exception from disclosure under the public
information law for certain personal information of an applicant
for an appointment by the governor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 552.158 to read as follows:
Sec. 552.158. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICANT FOR APPOINTMENT BY GOVERNOR. The
following information obtained by the governor or senate in
connection with an applicant for an appointment by the governor is
excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021:
(1) the applicant's home address;
(2) the applicant's home telephone number; and
(3) the applicant's social security number.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a request for information that is received by a governmental body or
an officer for public information on or after the effective date of
this Act. A request for information that was received before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the request was received, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
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, 2017.