TITLE: Relating to the availability of certain information regarding an application for or the award of disaster recovery funds under the public information law.

SUMMARY: Relating to the availability of certain information regarding an application for or the award of disaster recovery funds under the public information law.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the availability of certain information regarding an application for or the award of disaster recovery funds under the public information law. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 552.160, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c) and (d),the following information maintained by a governmental body is confidential: (1) the name, social security number, house number, street name, and telephone number of an individual or household that applies for state or federal disaster recovery funds; (2) the name, tax identification number, address, and telephone number of a business entity or an owner of a business entity that applies for state or federal disaster recovery funds; and (3) any other information the disclosure of which would identify or tend to identify a person or household that applies for state or federal disaster recovery funds. (d) Information is not confidential under Subsection (b) if the information is contained in or describes: (1) an application for or the award of state or federal disaster recovery funds to a governmental body; or (2) an application for or the award of state or federal disaster recovery funds that are allocated or distributed by a governmental body, other than information listed in Subsection (b)(1) or (2) concerning an applicant for that allocation or distribution. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to information written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained before, on, or after the effective date of this Act, but does not apply to a request for public information received before the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. 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.