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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to definition change for certain customer data, |
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communications, and other information held in electronic storage in |
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this state and other states by providers of electronic |
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communications services and remote computing services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 18B, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 18.001. DEFINITIONS. |
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(7) "Electronic customer data" means data or records |
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that: |
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(A) are in the possession, care, custody, or |
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control of a provider of an electronic communications service or |
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provider of a remote computing service; and |
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(B) contain: |
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(i) information revealing the identity of |
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customers of the applicable service; |
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(ii) information about a customer's use of |
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the applicable service, including the telephone number assigned to |
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the customer's device and any recipients' telephone numbers for |
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communications originated by that device; |
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(iii) information, other than a telephone |
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number, that identifies the recipient or destination of a wire or |
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electronic communication sent to or by a customer; |
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(iv) the content of a wire or electronic |
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communication sent to or by a customer; |
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(v) any data stored with the applicable |
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service provider by or on behalf of a customer; or |
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(vi) location information. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |