By: Button H.B. No. 2788
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fraud detection information and the public information
law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 301.085, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a) and (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 301.085. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, [AND] JOB
MATCHING SERVICES INFORMATION, AND FRAUD DETECTION INFORMATION;
OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) In this section:
(1) "Job matching services information" means
information in the records of the commission that pertains to the
commission's job matching services provided to employers and job
seekers through the Internet, workforce centers, or other means.
(2) "Unemployment compensation information" means
information in the records of the commission that pertains to the
administration of Subtitle A, including any information collected,
received, developed, or maintained in the administration of
unemployment compensation benefits or the unemployment
compensation tax system.
(3) "Fraud detection information" means any
information, including risk assessments, reports, data, protocols,
technology specifications, manuals, instructions, investigative
materials, crossmatches, mental impressions, and communications
that may reveal the methods or means by which the commission
prevents, detects, investigates, or evaluates fraud in the
administration of unemployment compensation benefits and the
unemployment compensation tax programs.
(c) Unemployment compensation information, [and] job
matching services information, and fraud detection information are
not public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government
Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.