By: Hinojosa of Hidalgo S.B. No. 438
(In the Senate - Filed November 21, 2024; February 3, 2025,
read first time and referred to Committee on Business & Commerce;
April 16, 2025, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 11,
Nays 0; April 16, 2025, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the confidentiality of certain information for a
current or former administrative law judge for the State Office of
Administrative Hearings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 552.117, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) In addition to the exceptions provided by Subsection
(a), information is excepted from the requirements of Section
552.021 if it is information that:
(1) relates to the home address, home telephone
number, emergency contact information, or social security number of
a current or former administrative law judge for the State Office of
Administrative Hearings, regardless of whether the person complies
with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; or
(2) reveals whether a person described by Subdivision
(1) has family members.
SECTION 2. Section 552.1175, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) In addition to the individuals described by
Subsection (a), this section applies to a current or former
administrative law judge for the State Office of Administrative
Hearings.
SECTION 3. Section 25.025, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
(a-2) In addition to the individuals described by
Subsection (a), this section applies to a current or former
administrative law judge for the State Office of Administrative
Hearings.
SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a request for information that is received by a governmental body or
an officer on or after the effective date of this Act. A request for
information that was received before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect on the date the request was
received, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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