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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of a person's date of birth; |
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affecting the prosecution of the offense of distribution or misuse |
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of confidential information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 552.1151 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.1151. CONFIDENTIALITY OF DATE OF BIRTH. (a) A |
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person's date of birth is confidential and not subject to |
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disclosure under this chapter. |
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(b) A governmental body may redact a person's date of birth |
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from any information the governmental body discloses under Section |
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552.021 without the necessity of requesting a decision from the |
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attorney general under Subchapter G. |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a county or district |
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clerk may disclose in the ordinary course of business a person's |
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date of birth that is contained in information held by the clerk's |
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office, and that disclosure is not official misconduct and does not |
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subject the clerk to civil or criminal liability of any kind under |
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the law of this state, including any claim for damages in a lawsuit |
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or the criminal penalty imposed by Section 552.352. |
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SECTION 2. Section 552.1151, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies to a request for information made before, on, or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |