HB5129 - Relating to the security of certain personal identifying information submitted to or retained by a state agency.

      H.B. No. 5129         AN ACT   relating to the security of certain personal identifying   information submitted to or retained by a state agency.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  This Act may be cited as the Right to Privacy   Act.          SECTION 2.  The heading to Chapter 2062, Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:   CHAPTER 2062.  RESTRICTIONS ON STATE AGENCY USE AND DISSEMINATION   OF CERTAIN PERSONAL [ INDIVIDUAL-IDENTIFYING ] INFORMATION          SECTION 3.  Section 2062.001, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3) to read as   follows:                (2)   "Personal identifying information" includes a   person's home address, home telephone number, personal cell phone   number, personal e-mail address, driver's license number,   emergency contact information, and information that reveals   whether a person has family members.                 (3)   "State agency" means a department, commission,   board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the   executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government,   including a university system or institution of higher education as   defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that is created by the   constitution or a statute of this state.          SECTION 4.  Chapter 2062, Government Code, is amended by   adding Section 2062.003 to read as follows:           Sec.   2062.003.     CONSENT REQUIRED BEFORE DISSEMINATING   CERTAIN PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION; RECORDS.   (a)   Except as   provided by Subsection (b), a state agency may not, without written   consent, disseminate to any person the personal identifying   information of a person who submits information to the state agency   for the purpose of obtaining an occupational license.           (b)     A state agency may disseminate information described by   Subsection (a) with respect to a person without the person's   written consent if the dissemination is:                 (1)     required or permitted by a federal statute or by   another law of this state; or                 (2)     made by or to a law enforcement agency for a law   enforcement purpose.           (c)     A state agency shall retain the written consent of a   person obtained as required under this section in the state   agency's records.           (d)     For purposes of this section, the term "occupational   license" does not include a license or permit that is administered   by the comptroller under the Occupations Code.          SECTION 5.  Section 2062.003, Government Code, as added by   this Act, applies only to information disseminated or retained by a   state agency on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 6.  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, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 5129 was passed by the House on May   12, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 5129 was passed by the Senate on May   27, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor