H.B. No. 991
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the confidentiality of certain records maintained by
  the Department of Public Safety regarding persons licensed to carry
  a concealed handgun.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.   Section 411.192, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 411.192.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.  (a) The
  department shall disclose to a criminal justice agency information
  contained in its files and records regarding whether a named
  individual or any individual named in a specified list is licensed
  under this subchapter. [The department shall, on written request
  and payment of a reasonable fee to cover costs of copying, disclose
  to any other individual whether a named individual or any
  individual whose full name is listed on a specified written list is
  licensed under this subchapter.]  Information on an individual
  subject to disclosure under this section includes the individual's
  name, date of birth, gender, race, and zip code. Except as
  otherwise provided by this section and by Section 411.193, all
  other records maintained under this subchapter are confidential and
  are not subject to mandatory disclosure under the open records law,
  Chapter 552.
         (b)  An [, except that the] applicant or license holder may
  be furnished a copy of disclosable records regarding the applicant
  or license holder on request and the payment of a reasonable fee.
         (c)  The department shall notify a license holder of any
  request that is made for information relating to the license holder
  under this section and provide the name of the [person or] agency
  making the request.
         (d)  This section does not prohibit the department from
  making public and distributing to the public at no cost lists of
  individuals who are certified as qualified handgun instructors by
  the department.
         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, 2007.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 991 was passed by the House on April
  19, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 133, Nays 8, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 991 was passed by the Senate on May 9,
  2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 27, Nays 4.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor