84R5835 LEH-D
 
  By: Bohac H.B. No. 2359
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to prohibiting the Department of Public Safety from
  responding to bulk requests from the federal government for lists
  of individuals licensed to carry a concealed handgun; creating a
  criminal offense.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 411.192, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and
  (a-3) to read as follows:
         (a)  In this section, "criminal justice agency" has the
  meaning assigned by Article 60.01, Code of Criminal Procedure.
         (a-1)  Subject to Subsection (a-2), the [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.  Information on an individual subject to disclosure
  under this section includes the individual's name, date of birth,
  gender, race, zip code, telephone number, e-mail address, and
  Internet website address.  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.
         (a-2)  The department, in response to a bulk request made by
  a federal criminal justice agency, may not provide to the agency a
  list of individuals licensed to carry a concealed handgun under
  this subchapter.
         (a-3)  A person commits an offense if the person violates
  Subsection (a-2). An offense under this subsection is a state jail
  felony. 
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.