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1		-	H.B. No. 2828
	1	+	By: King of Parker, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Fallon) H.B. No. 2828
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2019;
	3	+	May 10, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Business &
	4	+	Commerce; May 20, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote:
	5	+	Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 20, 2019, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to the exception of certain information related to the
6	12		humane disposition by a municipality or county of an animal from
7	13		required disclosure under the public information law.
8	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	15		SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is
10	16		amended by adding Section 552.1177 to read as follows:
11	17		Sec. 552.1177. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN
12	18		INFORMATION RELATED TO HUMANE DISPOSITION OF ANIMAL. (a) Except as
13	19		provided by Subsection (b), information is confidential and
14	20		excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if the
15	21		information relates to the name, address, telephone number, e-mail
16	22		address, driver's license number, social security number, or other
17	23		personally identifying information of a person who obtains
18	24		ownership or control of an animal from a municipality or county
19	25		making a humane disposition of the animal under a municipal
20	26		ordinance or an order of the commissioners court.
21	27		(b) A governmental body may disclose information made
22	28		confidential by Subsection (a) to a governmental entity, or to a
23	29		person who under a contract with a governmental entity provides
24	30		animal control services, animal registration services, or related
25	31		services to the governmental entity, for purposes related to the
26	32		protection of public health and safety.
27	33		(c) A governmental entity or other person that receives
28	34		information under Subsection (b):
29	35		(1) must maintain the confidentiality of the
30	36		information;
31	37		(2) may not disclose the information under this
32	38		chapter; and
33	39		(3) may not use the information for a purpose that does
34	40		not directly relate to the protection of public health and safety.
35	41		(d) A governmental body, by providing public information
36	42		under Subsection (b) that is confidential or otherwise excepted
37	43		from required disclosure under law, does not waive or affect the
38	44		confidentiality of the information for purposes of state or federal
39	45		law or waive the right to assert exceptions to required disclosure
40	46		of the information in the future.
41	47		SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
42	48		request for information that is received by a governmental body or
43	49		an officer for public information on or after the effective date of
44	50		this Act.
45	51		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
46	52		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
47	53		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
48	54		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
49	55		Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
50		-	______________________________ ______________________________
51		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
52		-	I certify that H.B. No. 2828 was passed by the House on May 3,
53		-	2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
54		-	voting.
55		-	______________________________
56		-	Chief Clerk of the House
57		-	I certify that H.B. No. 2828 was passed by the Senate on May
58		-	22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
59		-	______________________________
60		-	Secretary of the Senate
61		-	APPROVED: _____________________
62		-	Date
63		-	_____________________
64		-	Governor
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