86R23724 TJB-D
By: Bailes H.B. No. 3631
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the confidentiality of the e-mail address of an
applicant for or holder of a license issued by certain state
agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 552.137(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to an e-mail address:
(1) provided to a governmental body by a person who has
a contractual relationship with the governmental body or by the
contractor's agent;
(2) provided to a governmental body by a vendor who
seeks to contract with the governmental body or by the vendor's
agent;
(3) contained in a response to a request for bids or
proposals, contained in a response to similar invitations
soliciting offers or information relating to a potential contract,
or provided to a governmental body in the course of negotiating the
terms of a contract or potential contract;
(4) provided to a governmental body on a letterhead,
coversheet, printed document, or other document made available to
the public; [or]
(5) provided to a governmental body for the purpose of
providing public comment on or receiving notices related to an
application for a license as defined by Section 2001.003(2) of this
code, or receiving orders or decisions from a governmental body; or
(6) provided to a governmental body by an applicant
for or holder of a license, as defined by Section 57.001,
Occupations Code, issued by the Department of Agriculture or the
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies 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, 2019.