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89(R) HB 5093 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
H.B. No. 5093
AN ACT
relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain
contact information of a notary public that is maintained by the
secretary of state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 552.11765, Government Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as
follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c)
, (c-1),
and (d),
information maintained by a governmental body described by Section
552.003(1)(A)(i) is confidential and excepted from the
requirements of Section 552.021 if the information:
(1) is a license application; or
(2) relates to the home address, home telephone
number, electronic mail address, social security number, date of
birth, driver's license number, state identification number,
passport number, emergency contact information, or payment
information of:
(A) an applicant for a license issued by the
governmental body;
(B) an individual who holds a license issued by
the governmental body; or
(C) an individual who previously held a license
issued by the governmental body.
(c-1)
Subsection (b) does not prohibit the secretary of
state from disclosing the home address, home telephone number, or
electronic mail address of a notary public appointed under
Subchapter A, Chapter 406.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
______________________________
______________________________
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 5093 was passed by the House on May
16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 79, Nays 39, 4 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 5093 was passed by the Senate on May
27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
_____________________
Governor