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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
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