| 1 | 1 | | 88R17002 TYPED |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Parker S.B. No. 1917 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the capture or use of a biometric identifier. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 503.001, Business & Commerce Code, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (f) (1) A state or local government, including a school, its |
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| 12 | 12 | | contractor, subcontractor, or agents that captures a biometric |
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| 13 | 13 | | identifier for the purpose of preventing safety or security |
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| 14 | 14 | | concerns, theft, or other illegal activity may not sell the |
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| 15 | 15 | | biometric identifier to a third-party. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (2) This section shall not be construed to prohibit a |
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| 17 | 17 | | State or local government agency, including a school, or its |
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| 18 | 18 | | contractors, subcontractors, or agents from capturing biometric |
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| 19 | 19 | | identifiers for the purpose of preventing, detecting, or responding |
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| 20 | 20 | | to safety or security incidents, theft, or other illegal activity. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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