H.B. No. 320
 
AN ACT
relating to use of electronically readable information from a
driver's license or personal identification certificate by a
commercial business.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Section 521.126(e), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
       (e)  The prohibition provided by Subsection (b)(1) does not
apply to a financial institution or a business if the information is
accessed and used only for purposes of identification verification
of an individual or check verification at the point of sale for a
purchase of a good or service by check. The prohibition provided by
Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to a financial institution if each
license or certificate holder whose information is included in the
compilation or database consents to the inclusion of the person's
information in the compilation or database. Consent under this
subsection must be on a separate document, signed by the license or
certificate holder, that explains in at least 14-point bold type
the information that will be included in the compilation or
database. For the purposes of this subsection, "financial
institution" has the meaning assigned by 31 U.S.C. Section
5312(a)(2), as amended.
       SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
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   President of the SenateSpeaker of the House      
       I certify that H.B. No. 320 was passed by the House on April
12, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House   
       I certify that H.B. No. 320 was passed by the Senate on May 3,
2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate    
APPROVED:  _____________________
APPROVED:  _____________________
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                 Governor