Bill Text: TX HB3443 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to a written policy of certain state agencies on the collection and possible sale of an individual's personal information.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-12 - Placed on General State Calendar [HB3443 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB3443-Comm_Sub.html
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| By: Laubenberg | H.B. No. 3443 | ||
| Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3443: | |||
| By: Elkins | C.S.H.B. No. 3443 | ||
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| relating to a written policy of certain state agencies on the | ||
| collection and possible sale of an individual's personal | ||
| information. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 10, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Chapter 2062 to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 2062. STATE AGENCY POLICY ON COLLECTION AND SALE OF | ||
| PERSONAL INFORMATION | ||
| Sec. 2062.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "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. | ||
| Sec. 2062.002. POLICY REQUIRED. Each state agency that | ||
| sells or offers to sell to a person information, including | ||
| information considered public information under Chapter 552, that | ||
| is collected by the agency and that alone or in conjunction with | ||
| other information identifies an individual shall: | ||
| (1) adopt a written policy on the collection and | ||
| possible sale of the information to another person; and | ||
| (2) make a copy of the policy available on request. | ||
| Sec. 2062.003. POSTING OF POLICY REQUIRED. A state agency | ||
| that adopts a policy under Section 2062.002 shall post on the | ||
| agency's Internet website the policy and the following statement: | ||
| "Personal information collected by (name of agency) is for agency | ||
| use and may also be sold to interested persons." | ||
| SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2015, each state | ||
| agency subject to Section 2062.002, Government Code, as added by | ||
| this Act, shall adopt the written policy required by that section. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
