| 1 | 1 | | 86R13556 BEF-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Alvarado S.B. No. 1916 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to an exception from required disclosure under the public |
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| 8 | 8 | | information law for certain personal information obtained by |
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| 9 | 9 | | certain flood control districts. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 552.159 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 552.159. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION |
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| 14 | 14 | | OBTAINED BY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. The following information |
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| 15 | 15 | | obtained by a flood control district located in a county with a |
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| 16 | 16 | | population of 3.3 million or more in connection with operations |
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| 17 | 17 | | related to a declared disaster or flooding is excepted from the |
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| 18 | 18 | | requirements of Section 552.021: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) a person's name; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) a home address; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (3) a business address; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (4) a home telephone number; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (5) a mobile telephone number; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (6) an electronic mail address; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (7) social media account information; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (8) a social security number. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 2. Section 552.159, Government Code, as added by |
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| 28 | 28 | | this Act, applies only to a request for public information received |
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| 29 | 29 | | on or after the effective date of this Act. A request received |
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| 30 | 30 | | before that date is governed by the law in effect when the request |
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| 31 | 31 | | was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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| 32 | 32 | | purpose. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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