89R711 MCK-F
	By: Hinojosa	S.B. No. 438

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the confidentiality of certain information for a
	current or former administrative law judge for the State Office of
	Administrative Hearings.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 552.117, Government Code, is amended by
	adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
	(a-1)  In addition to the exceptions provided by Subsection
	(a), information is excepted from the requirements of Section
	552.021 if it is information that:
	(1)  relates to the home address, home telephone
	number, emergency contact information, or social security number of
	a current or former administrative law judge for the State Office of
	Administrative Hearings, regardless of whether the person complies
	with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; or
	(2)  reveals whether a person described by Subdivision
	(1) has family members.
	SECTION 2.  Section 552.1175, Government Code, is amended by
	adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
	(a-1)  In addition to the individuals described by
	Subsection (a), this section applies to a current or former
	administrative law judge for the State Office of Administrative
	Hearings.
	SECTION 3.  Section 25.025, Tax Code, is amended by adding
	Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
	(a-2)  In addition to the individuals described by
	Subsection (a), this section applies to a current or former
	administrative law judge for the State Office of Administrative
	Hearings.
	SECTION 4.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
	a request for information that is received by a governmental body or
	an officer on or after the effective date of this Act. A request for
	information that was received before the effective date of this Act
	is governed by the law in effect on the date the request was
	received, and the former law is continued in effect for that
	purpose.
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.