By: Nichols S.R. No. 545
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
Senate Bill 15 (the Texas Consumer Privacy Act Phase I; creating
criminal offenses; increasing the punishment for an existing
criminal offense) to consider and take action on the following
matter:
Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee
to add text on a matter not included in either the house or senate
version of the bill in proposed SECTION 8 of the bill by adding
Section 730.007(a-2), Transportation Code, to read as follows:
(a-2) Subsection (a)(2)(C) does not authorize the
disclosure of personal information to a natural person who is not
a business licensed by, registered with, or subject to regulatory
oversight by a government agency.
Explanation: The addition is necessary to clarify that
certain provisions of the Act do not authorize the disclosure of
personal information to a natural person who is not a business
licensed by, registered with, or subject to regulatory oversight
by a governmental agency.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 30, 2021, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate