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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence |
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information under the public information law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 552.164 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.164. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION |
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REGARDING FRAUD DETECTION AND DETERRENCE MEASURES. Information in |
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the custody of a governmental body that relates to fraud detection |
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and deterrence measures is confidential and excepted from the |
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requirements of Section 552.021. For purposes of this section, |
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fraud detection information includes risk assessments, reports, |
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data, protocols, technology specifications, manuals, instructions, |
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investigative materials, crossmatches, mental impressions, and |
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communications that may reveal the methods or means by which a |
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governmental body prevents, investigates, or evaluates fraud. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |