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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain information concerning |
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service members of the state military forces. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 437.232(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section, "military personnel information" means |
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a service member's name, Department of Defense identification |
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number, home address, rank, official title, pay rate or grade, |
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state active duty orders, deployment locations, military duty |
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addresses, awards and decorations, length of military service, and |
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medical records. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a request for information that is received by a governmental body or |
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an officer for public information 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4615 was passed by the House on April |
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20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4615 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |