H.B. No. 3913
AN ACT
relating to an exception from required disclosure under the public
information law for certain personal information obtained by
certain flood control districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 552.159 to read as follows:
Sec. 552.159. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION
OBTAINED BY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. The following information
obtained by a flood control district located in a county with a
population of 3.3 million or more in connection with operations
related to a declared disaster or flooding is excepted from the
requirements of Section 552.021:
(1) a person's name;
(2) a home address;
(3) a business address;
(4) a home telephone number;
(5) a mobile telephone number;
(6) an electronic mail address;
(7) social media account information; and
(8) a social security number.
SECTION 2. Section 552.159, Government Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to a request for public information received
on or after the effective date of this Act. A request received
before that date is governed by the law in effect when the request
was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3913 was passed by the House on April
24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3913 was passed by the Senate on May
16, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor