S.B. No. 955
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to use of electronically readable information on a
  driver's license or personal identification certificate by certain
  organizations that sponsor youth programs.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subsection (d), Section 521.126, Transportation
  Code, as amended by Chapters 391 and 1189, Acts of the 79th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, is amended to read as follows:
         (d)  The prohibition provided by Subsection (b) does not
  apply to a person who accesses, uses, compiles, or maintains a
  database of the information for a law enforcement or governmental
  purpose, including:
               (1)  an officer or employee of the department carrying
  out law enforcement or government purposes;
               (2)  a peace officer, as defined by Article 2.12, Code
  of Criminal Procedure, acting in the officer's official capacity;
               (3)  a license deputy, as defined by Section 12.702,
  Parks and Wildlife Code, issuing a license, stamp, tag, permit, or
  other similar item through use of a point-of-sale system under
  Section 12.703, Parks and Wildlife Code;
               (4)  a person acting as authorized by Section 109.61,
  Alcoholic Beverage Code; [or]
               (5)  a person establishing the identity of a voter
  under Chapter 63, Election Code;
               (6) [(5)]  a person acting as authorized by Section
  161.0825, Health and Safety Code; or
               (7)  a person screening an individual who will work
  with or have access to children if the person is an employee or an
  agent of an employee of a public school district or an organization
  exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3), Internal
  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that sponsors a program for youth.
         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 hereby certify that S.B. No. 955 passed the Senate on
  April 12, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 955 passed the House on
  May 17, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 141, Nays 1, two
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor