By: Frazier H.B. No. 3197
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to definition change for certain customer data,
communications, and other information held in electronic storage in
this state and other states by providers of electronic
communications services and remote computing services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 18B, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
Art. 18.001. DEFINITIONS.
(7) "Electronic customer data" means data or records
that:
(A) are in the possession, care, custody, or
control of a provider of an electronic communications service or
provider of a remote computing service; and
(B) contain:
(i) information revealing the identity of
customers of the applicable service;
(ii) information about a customer's use of
the applicable service, including the telephone number assigned to
the customer's device and any recipients' telephone numbers for
communications originated by that device;
(iii) information, other than a telephone
number, that identifies the recipient or destination of a wire or
electronic communication sent to or by a customer;
(iv) the content of a wire or electronic
communication sent to or by a customer;
(v) any data stored with the applicable
service provider by or on behalf of a customer; or
(vi) location information.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.