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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the abolishment of certain advisory committees and |
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other entities created to assist or advise state agencies or |
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officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 402.033(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) If a person determines or reasonably suspects that |
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fraudulent activity has been committed or is about to be committed, |
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the person shall report the information to an authorized |
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governmental agency. [If a person reports the information to the
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attorney general, the attorney general shall notify each agency
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with representation on the residential mortgage fraud task force
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under Section 402.032.] If a financial institution or person |
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voluntarily or pursuant to this section reports fraudulent activity |
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to an authorized governmental agency, the financial institution or |
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person may not notify any person involved in the fraudulent |
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activity that the fraudulent activity has been reported, and the |
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authorized governmental agency who has any knowledge that such |
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report was made shall not disclose to any person involved in the |
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fraudulent activity that the fraudulent activity has been reported. |
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Any financial institution or person that makes a voluntary report |
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of any possible violation of law or regulation to an authorized |
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governmental agency shall not be liable to any person under any law |
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or regulation of the state or the United States for such report. |
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SECTION 2. The following provisions are repealed: |
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(1) Section 231.013, Family Code; |
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(2) Section 402.032, Government Code; |
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(3) Sections 195.002(d) and 195.008, Local Government |
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Code; and |
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(4) Subchapter E, Chapter 110, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 3. On the effective date of this Act, the following |
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are abolished: |
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(1) the information resources steering committee; |
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(2) the residential mortgage fraud task force; |
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(3) the Electronic Recording Advisory Committee; and |
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(4) the interagency advisory committee to the Council |
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on Sex Offender Treatment. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |