87R8316 MCK-D
By: Hernandez H.B. No. 2618
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the exception to disclosure under the public
information law of certain personal information contained in a
citation issued for a violation of a state traffic law or local
traffic ordinance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 552.1082 to read as follows:
Sec. 552.1082. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION
FROM TRAFFIC VIOLATION RECORDS. (a) Except as provided by
Subsection (b), information contained in a citation issued for a
violation of a state traffic law or local traffic ordinance is
excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if the
information is the home address or personal telephone number of the
person who is the subject of a citation.
(b) Information described by Subsection (a) shall be made
available on the request of:
(1) a radio or television station that holds a license
issued by the Federal Communications Commission; or
(2) a newspaper that is:
(A) a free newspaper of general circulation or
qualified under Section 2051.044 to publish legal notices;
(B) published at least once a week; and
(C) available and of interest to the general
public in connection with the dissemination of news.
SECTION 2. 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, 2021.