TITLE: Relating to a prohibition on the dissemination of certain personal identifying information by a state agency to the federal government.

SUMMARY: Relating to a prohibition on the dissemination of certain personal identifying information by a state agency to the federal government.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a prohibition on the dissemination of certain personal identifying information by a state agency to the federal government. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 2062, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 2062. RESTRICTIONS ON STATE AGENCY USE AND DISSEMINATION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL [INDIVIDUAL-IDENTIFYING] INFORMATION SECTION 2. Section 2062.001, Government Code, is amended by amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows: (2) "Personal identifying information" has the meaning assigned by Section 72.001, Business & Commerce Code. (3) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government, including a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state. SECTION 3. Chapter 2062, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 2062.003 to read as follows: Sec. 2062.003. DISSEMINATION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a state agency may not disseminate to the federal government or a federal official any document or other data that includes the personal identifying information of a person that has not been redacted or otherwise anonymized. (b) A state agency may disseminate information described by Subsection (a) with respect to a person if the dissemination is: (1) necessary to comply with or implement a federal or state law or program; or (2) authorized in writing by the person. (c) A state agency shall retain the written consent of a person obtained under this section in the state agency's records. SECTION 4. Section 2062.003, Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to information disseminated or retained by a state agency on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.