88R12796 BEF-D
By: Guerra H.B. No. 3130
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the protection of certain occupational licensing
information regarding clients of family violence shelter centers,
victims of trafficking shelter centers, and sexual assault
programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 552.138(a), Government Code, is amended
by adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows:
(1-a) "License" means a license, certificate,
registration, permit, or other authorization that:
(A) is issued by a governmental body; and
(B) a person must obtain to practice or engage in
a particular business, occupation, or profession.
SECTION 2. Section 552.138, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows:
(f) Notwithstanding any other law, a governmental body may
not sell or otherwise release the name, home or business address,
place of employment, telephone number, electronic mail address,
social security number, date of birth, driver's license or state
identification number, passport number, emergency contact
information, or numeric identifier of a person who:
(1) is a current or former client of a family violence
shelter center, victims of trafficking shelter center, or sexual
assault program;
(2) holds, previously held, or is an applicant for a
license issued by the governmental body; and
(3) notifies the governmental body in writing of the
person's choice to restrict public access to the information on a
form provided by the office of the attorney general or the
governmental body.
(g) A governmental body may redact information described by
Subsection (f) from a response to a request for a list or directory
of license holders, former license holders, or license applicants
without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney
general under Subchapter G.
SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the office of the attorney general shall prepare the
form described by Section 552.138(f)(3), Government Code, as added
by this Act, make the form available on the attorney general's
website, and notify family violence shelter centers, sexual assault
programs, and victims of trafficking shelter centers of the
availability and purpose of the form.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.