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AN ACT
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relating to information collected by a regional tollway authority, |
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regional mobility authority, regional transportation authority, |
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metropolitan rapid transit authority, or coordinated county |
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transportation authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 366.178(b-1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b-1) As an alternative to requiring payment of a toll at |
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the time a vehicle is driven or towed through a toll assessment |
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facility, the authority shall use video recordings, photography, |
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electronic data, transponders, or other tolling methods to permit |
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the registered owner of the nonpaying vehicle to pay the toll at a |
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later date or provide toll exemptions. Information collected under |
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this subsection, including contact, payment, and other account |
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information and trip data, is confidential and not subject to |
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disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 366.179(a) and (d), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) For purposes of this section, a transponder is a device |
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placed on or within a motor vehicle [an automobile] that is capable |
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of transmitting or receiving information used to assess or collect |
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tolls or provide toll exemptions. A transponder is insufficiently |
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funded if there is no money in the account for which the transponder |
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was issued. |
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(d) Transponder [customer] account information, including |
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contact and payment information and trip data, is confidential and |
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not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 370.177, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (m) to read as follows: |
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(m) Information collected for the purposes of this section, |
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including contact, payment, and other account information and trip |
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data, is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter |
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552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 370.178(a) and (d), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) For purposes of this section, "transponder" means a |
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device placed on or within a motor vehicle [an automobile] that is |
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capable of transmitting or receiving information used to assess or |
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collect tolls or provide toll exemptions. A transponder is |
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insufficiently funded if there is no money in the account for which |
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the transponder was issued. |
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(d) Transponder [customer] account information, including |
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contact and payment information and trip data, is confidential and |
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not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 5. Section 372.102(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding the confidentiality of electronic toll |
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collection customer account information, including confidentiality |
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under Sections 228.057(e), 366.178(b-1), 366.179(d), 370.177(m), |
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and 370.178(d), a toll project entity may publish a list of the |
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names of the registered owners or lessees of nonpaying vehicles who |
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at the time of publication are liable for the payment of past due |
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and unpaid tolls or administrative fees. The list may include only |
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the persons' names and, for each person listed: |
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(1) the city and state of the person's residence; |
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(2) the total number of events of nonpayment; and |
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(3) the total amount due for the tolls and |
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administrative fees. |
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SECTION 6. Section 451.061, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) Personal identifying information collected by an |
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authority is confidential and not subject to disclosure under |
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Chapter 552, Government Code, including a person's: |
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(1) name, address, e-mail address, and phone number; |
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(2) account number, password, payment transaction |
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activity, toll or charge record, or credit, debit, or other payment |
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card number; and |
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(3) other personal financial information. |
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SECTION 7. Section 452.061, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Personal identifying information collected by an |
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authority is confidential and not subject to disclosure under |
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Chapter 552, Government Code, including a person's: |
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(1) name, address, e-mail address, and phone number; |
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(2) account number, password, payment transaction |
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activity, toll or charge record, or credit, debit, or other payment |
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card number; and |
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(3) other personal financial information. |
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SECTION 8. Section 460.109, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Personal identifying information collected by an |
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authority is confidential and not subject to disclosure under |
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Chapter 552, Government Code, including a person's: |
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(1) name, address, e-mail address, and phone number; |
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(2) account number, password, payment transaction |
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activity, toll or charge record, or credit, debit, or other payment |
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card number; and |
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(3) other personal financial information. |
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SECTION 9. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a request for information that is received by a regional tollway |
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authority, regional mobility authority, regional transportation |
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authority, metropolitan rapid transit authority, or coordinated |
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county transportation authority on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A request for information that was received before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the request was received, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 10. This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 57 passed the Senate on |
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April 9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 28, 2015, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 57 passed the House, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 140, |
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Nays 0, one present not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |