H.B. No. 3175
AN ACT
relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of
an applicant for disaster recovery funds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 552.160 to read as follows:
Sec. 552.160. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF
APPLICANT FOR DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDS. (a) In this section,
"disaster" has the meaning assigned by Section 418.004.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the following
information maintained by a governmental body is confidential:
(1) the name, social security number, house number,
street name, and telephone number of an individual or household
that applies for state or federal disaster recovery funds;
(2) the name, tax identification number, address, and
telephone number of a business entity or an owner of a business
entity that applies for state or federal disaster recovery funds;
and
(3) any other information the disclosure of which
would identify or tend to identify a person or household that
applies for state or federal disaster recovery funds.
(c) The street name and census block group of and the amount
of disaster recovery funds awarded to a person or household are not
confidential after the date on which disaster recovery funds are
awarded to the person or household.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3175 was passed by the House on April
25, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 1, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3175 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor