| 1 | 1 | | H.B. No. 3130 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the protection of certain occupational licensing |
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| 6 | 6 | | information regarding clients of family violence shelter centers, |
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| 7 | 7 | | victims of trafficking shelter centers, and sexual assault programs |
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| 8 | 8 | | and survivors of family violence, domestic violence, and sexual |
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| 9 | 9 | | assault. |
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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. Section 552.138(a), Government Code, is amended |
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| 12 | 12 | | by adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (1-a) "License" means a license, certificate, |
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| 14 | 14 | | registration, permit, or other authorization that: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (A) is issued by a governmental body; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | (B) a person must obtain to practice or engage in |
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| 17 | 17 | | a particular business, occupation, or profession. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. Section 552.138, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 19 | 19 | | adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (f) Notwithstanding any other law, a governmental body may |
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| 21 | 21 | | not sell or otherwise release the name, home or business address, |
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| 22 | 22 | | place of employment, telephone number, electronic mail address, |
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| 23 | 23 | | social security number, date of birth, driver's license or state |
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| 24 | 24 | | identification number, passport number, emergency contact |
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| 25 | 25 | | information, or numeric identifier of a person who: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (1) holds, previously held, or is an applicant for a |
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| 27 | 27 | | license issued by the governmental body; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) notifies the governmental body on a form provided |
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| 29 | 29 | | by the office of the attorney general or the governmental body that |
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| 30 | 30 | | the person: |
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| 31 | 31 | | (A) is a current or former client of a family |
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| 32 | 32 | | violence shelter center, victims of trafficking shelter center, or |
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| 33 | 33 | | sexual assault program or is a survivor of family violence, |
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| 34 | 34 | | domestic violence, or sexual assault; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | (B) chooses to restrict public access to the |
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| 36 | 36 | | information. |
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| 37 | 37 | | (g) A governmental body may redact information described by |
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| 38 | 38 | | Subsection (f) from a response to a request for a list or directory |
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| 39 | 39 | | of license holders, former license holders, or license applicants |
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| 40 | 40 | | without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney |
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| 41 | 41 | | general under Subchapter G. |
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| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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| 43 | 43 | | of this Act, the office of the attorney general shall prepare the |
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| 44 | 44 | | form described by Section 552.138(f)(2), Government Code, as added |
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| 45 | 45 | | by this Act, make the form available on the attorney general's |
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| 46 | 46 | | website, and notify family violence shelter centers, victims of |
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| 47 | 47 | | trafficking shelter centers, and sexual assault programs of the |
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| 48 | 48 | | availability and purpose of the form. |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 52 | 52 | | I certify that H.B. No. 3130 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 18, 2 present, not |
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| 54 | 54 | | voting. |
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| 55 | 55 | | ______________________________ |
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| 56 | 56 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 57 | 57 | | I certify that H.B. No. 3130 was passed by the Senate on May |
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| 58 | 58 | | 22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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| 59 | 59 | | ______________________________ |
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| 60 | 60 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 61 | 61 | | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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| 62 | 62 | | Date |
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| 63 | 63 | | _____________________ |
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| 64 | 64 | | Governor |
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