88R12796 BEF-D     By: Guerra H.B. No. 3130       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the protection of certain occupational licensing   information regarding clients of family violence shelter centers,   victims of trafficking shelter centers, and sexual assault   programs.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 552.138(a), Government Code, is amended   by adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows:                (1-a)  "License" means a license, certificate,   registration, permit, or other authorization that:                      (A)  is issued by a governmental body; and                      (B)  a person must obtain to practice or engage in   a particular business, occupation, or profession.          SECTION 2.  Section 552.138, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows:          (f)  Notwithstanding any other law, a governmental body may   not sell or otherwise release the name, home or business address,   place of employment, telephone number, electronic mail address,   social security number, date of birth, driver's license or state   identification number, passport number, emergency contact   information, or numeric identifier of a person who:                (1)  is a current or former client of a family violence   shelter center, victims of trafficking shelter center, or sexual   assault program;                (2)  holds, previously held, or is an applicant for a   license issued by the governmental body; and                (3)  notifies the governmental body in writing of the   person's choice to restrict public access to the information on a   form provided by the office of the attorney general or the   governmental body.          (g)  A governmental body may redact information described by   Subsection (f) from a response to a request for a list or directory   of license holders, former license holders, or license applicants   without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney   general under Subchapter G.          SECTION 3.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the office of the attorney general shall prepare the   form described by Section 552.138(f)(3), Government Code, as added   by this Act, make the form available on the attorney general's   website, and notify family violence shelter centers, sexual assault   programs, and victims of trafficking shelter centers of the   availability and purpose of the form.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.