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89(R) SB 1524 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text
89R27368 DNC-D
By: Middleton, et al.
S.B. No. 1524
(Harris, Manuel, Spiller, et al.)
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1524:
No.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the collection and confidentiality of information
regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil
penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.042, Human Resources Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (e-6), (e-7), (e-8), and (e-9) to read as
follows:
(e-6)
The commission, the department, and a child-placing
agency that contracts with the department may not require an agency
foster home to:
(1)
disclose the specific types of firearms that are
present in the home; or
(2)
notify the child-placing agency if there is any
change in the types of firearms that are present in the home.
(e-7)
If the commission, the department, or a child-placing
agency that contracts with the department has or obtains
information relating to the types of firearms that are present in an
agency foster home, the commission, department, or child-placing
agency may not use that information for any purpose other than
determining whether there are firearms present in the home.
(e-8)
A child-placing agency that violates Subsection (e-7)
is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed
$5,000 for each violation.
The attorney general may bring an action
to recover a civil penalty authorized under this subsection.
(e-9)
Information relating to the types of firearms that are
present in an agency foster home is confidential and is not subject
to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.