BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2921 By: Davis, Yvonne Transportation Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The bill author has informed the committee that when an airport customer purchases products or uses airport services online, personal information is typically collected, which may include TSA or Global Entry information, travel information, vehicle information, and parking reservations. The bill author has also informed the committee that the release of this information could jeopardize the confidentiality of customer travel patterns and that the information could be used to identify and characterize individual customers, which could heighten distrust among airline customers and discourage them from flying because their information can be turned over to any inquiring third party. The 88th Texas Legislature enacted legislation establishing that certain personal identifying information collected by a local government or joint airport governing board in relation to the person's use of an airport parking facility is confidential and not subject to disclosure under state public information law. H.B. 2921 seeks to address these issues by expanding the scope of these confidentiality protections. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 2921 amends the Transportation Code to revise statutory provisions establishing that certain personal identifying information collected by a county, municipality, or joint airport governing board in relation to a person's use of an airport parking facility is confidential and not subject to disclosure under state public information law by doing the following: expanding the applicability of those provisions to include information collected by the entity in relation to a person's use of any airport facility, as applicable; and including the following among the information made confidential under those provisions: o the person's profile name associated with a purchase or other online or in-person activity; o the person's travel dates and flight information; o the dates, times, and amounts of any purchase made by the person; and o the person's airport lounge memberships and trusted traveler information. The bill applies only to a request for public information received by a governmental body or an officer for public information on or after the bill's effective date. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 2921
By: Davis, Yvonne
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 2921
By: Davis, Yvonne
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The bill author has informed the committee that when an airport customer purchases products or uses airport services online, personal information is typically collected, which may include TSA or Global Entry information, travel information, vehicle information, and parking reservations. The bill author has also informed the committee that the release of this information could jeopardize the confidentiality of customer travel patterns and that the information could be used to identify and characterize individual customers, which could heighten distrust among airline customers and discourage them from flying because their information can be turned over to any inquiring third party. The 88th Texas Legislature enacted legislation establishing that certain personal identifying information collected by a local government or joint airport governing board in relation to the person's use of an airport parking facility is confidential and not subject to disclosure under state public information law. H.B. 2921 seeks to address these issues by expanding the scope of these confidentiality protections.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 2921 amends the Transportation Code to revise statutory provisions establishing that certain personal identifying information collected by a county, municipality, or joint airport governing board in relation to a person's use of an airport parking facility is confidential and not subject to disclosure under state public information law by doing the following: expanding the applicability of those provisions to include information collected by the entity in relation to a person's use of any airport facility, as applicable; and including the following among the information made confidential under those provisions: o the person's profile name associated with a purchase or other online or in-person activity; o the person's travel dates and flight information; o the dates, times, and amounts of any purchase made by the person; and o the person's airport lounge memberships and trusted traveler information. The bill applies only to a request for public information received by a governmental body or an officer for public information on or after the bill's effective date.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The bill author has informed the committee that when an airport customer purchases products or uses airport services online, personal information is typically collected, which may include TSA or Global Entry information, travel information, vehicle information, and parking reservations. The bill author has also informed the committee that the release of this information could jeopardize the confidentiality of customer travel patterns and that the information could be used to identify and characterize individual customers, which could heighten distrust among airline customers and discourage them from flying because their information can be turned over to any inquiring third party. The 88th Texas Legislature enacted legislation establishing that certain personal identifying information collected by a local government or joint airport governing board in relation to the person's use of an airport parking facility is confidential and not subject to disclosure under state public information law. H.B. 2921 seeks to address these issues by expanding the scope of these confidentiality protections.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 2921 amends the Transportation Code to revise statutory provisions establishing that certain personal identifying information collected by a county, municipality, or joint airport governing board in relation to a person's use of an airport parking facility is confidential and not subject to disclosure under state public information law by doing the following:
expanding the applicability of those provisions to include information collected by the entity in relation to a person's use of any airport facility, as applicable; and
including the following among the information made confidential under those provisions:
o the person's profile name associated with a purchase or other online or in-person activity;
o the person's travel dates and flight information;
o the dates, times, and amounts of any purchase made by the person; and
o the person's airport lounge memberships and trusted traveler information.
The bill applies only to a request for public information received by a governmental body or an officer for public information on or after the bill's effective date.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2025.