| 1 | 1 | | 87R8316 MCK-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hernandez H.B. No. 2618 |
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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 the exception to disclosure under the public |
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| 8 | 8 | | information law of certain personal information contained in a |
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| 9 | 9 | | citation issued for a violation of a state traffic law or local |
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| 10 | 10 | | traffic ordinance. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 552.1082 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 552.1082. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION |
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| 15 | 15 | | FROM TRAFFIC VIOLATION RECORDS. (a) Except as provided by |
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| 16 | 16 | | Subsection (b), information contained in a citation issued for a |
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| 17 | 17 | | violation of a state traffic law or local traffic ordinance is |
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| 18 | 18 | | excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if the |
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| 19 | 19 | | information is the home address or personal telephone number of the |
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| 20 | 20 | | person who is the subject of a citation. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) Information described by Subsection (a) shall be made |
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| 22 | 22 | | available on the request of: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (1) a radio or television station that holds a license |
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| 24 | 24 | | issued by the Federal Communications Commission; or |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) a newspaper that is: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (A) a free newspaper of general circulation or |
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| 27 | 27 | | qualified under Section 2051.044 to publish legal notices; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (B) published at least once a week; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | (C) available and of interest to the general |
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| 30 | 30 | | public in connection with the dissemination of news. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 32 | 32 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 33 | 33 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 34 | 34 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 35 | 35 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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