| 1 | 1 | | 89R3541 MCK-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Landgraf H.B. No. 4952 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence |
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| 10 | 10 | | information under the public information law. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 552.164 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 552.164. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION |
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| 15 | 15 | | REGARDING FRAUD DETECTION AND DETERRENCE MEASURES. Information in |
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| 16 | 16 | | the custody of a governmental body that relates to fraud detection |
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| 17 | 17 | | and deterrence measures is confidential and excepted from the |
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| 18 | 18 | | requirements of Section 552.021. For purposes of this section, |
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| 19 | 19 | | fraud detection information includes risk assessments, reports, |
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| 20 | 20 | | data, protocols, technology specifications, manuals, instructions, |
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| 21 | 21 | | investigative materials, crossmatches, mental impressions, and |
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| 22 | 22 | | communications that may reveal the methods or means by which a |
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| 23 | 23 | | governmental body prevents, investigates, or evaluates fraud. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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