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      By: Longoria H.B. No. 5249       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the confidentiality of certain information maintained   by state licensing agencies          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section, 552.11765(b), (c), and (e), Government   Code, is amended to read as follows:          (b)  Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d),   information maintained by a governmental body described by Section   552.003(1)(A)(i) is confidential and excepted from the   requirements of Section 552.021 if the information:                (1)  is a license application; or                (2)   is a [ relates to the ] home address, home telephone   number, personal electronic mail address, social security number,   date of birth, driver's license number, state identification   number, passport number, emergency contact information, or   [ payment ] information made confidential under Section 552.136 of:                      (A)  an applicant for a license issued by the   governmental body;                      (B)  an individual who holds a license issued by   the governmental body; or                      (C)  an individual who previously held a license   issued by the governmental body.          (c)  Subsection (b) does not make confidential or except from   required public disclosure the name, license number, [ or ] license   status , business address, business telephone number, or business   electronic mail address of an applicant for a license, a license   holder, or an individual who previously held a license.          (e)   A licensing authority may withhold information made   confidential by subsection (b) without requesting a decision from   the attorney general. [ To the extent of any conflict, this section   prevails over another law that authorizes or requires the release   of information maintained by a governmental body. ]          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.