89R13964 JON-F     By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 2680       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the public information law.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 552.0031, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:          (g)  The attorney general may determine that a governmental   body is or has been temporarily unable to respond to a request for   information due to a disaster or other event that prevents the   governmental body from conducting business. On making a   determination under this subsection, the attorney general may   designate a day on which the governmental body's administrative   offices are closed or operating with minimum staffing as a   nonbusiness day. The attorney general may designate not more than   30 nonbusiness days for a governmental body under this subsection   in each calendar year. The attorney general shall maintain on the   Internet website of the attorney general for not less than two years   information regarding each designation made under this subsection.   The attorney general by rule shall establish procedures for making   a designation under this subsection.          SECTION 2.  Section 552.108(d), Government Code, as added by   Chapter 986 (H.B. 30), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2023, is redesignated as Section 552.108(c-1), Government   Code, to read as follows:          (c-1) [(d)]  The exception to disclosure provided by   Subsection (a)(2) does not apply to information, records, or   notations if:                (1)  a person who is described by or depicted in the   information, record, or notation, other than a peace officer, is   deceased or incapacitated; or                (2)  each person who is described by or depicted in the   information, record, or notation, other than a person who is   deceased or incapacitated, consents to the release of the   information, record, or notation.          SECTION 3.  Sections 552.11765(a) and (b), Government Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (a)  In this section:                (1)  "License" [, "license"] means a license,   certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization that:                      (A) [(1)]  is issued by a licensing authority   [governmental body described by Section 552.003(1)(A)(i)]; and                      (B) [(2)]  an individual must obtain to practice   or engage in a particular [business,] occupation[,] or profession.                (2)  "Licensing authority" means a department,   commission, board, office, or other agency of the state that issues   or renews a license.          (b)  Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d),   information maintained by a governmental body that is a licensing   authority [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.          SECTION 4.  Section 552.321, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:          (d)  If a governmental body requests a decision under Section   552.301, a requestor may file suit under this section not earlier   than the 45th business day after the date the attorney general   receives the request for a decision. If the attorney general   extends the period for issuing the decision as permitted by Section   552.306(a), a requestor may file suit under this section not   earlier than the 55th business day after the date the attorney   general received the request for a decision.          (e)  If the attorney general issues an opinion under Section   552.306 that information that is the subject of the opinion is   within an exception under Subchapter C, in a suit under this   subchapter there is a rebuttable presumption that the information   is within the exception.          SECTION 5.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails   over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,   relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted   codes.          SECTION 6.  Section 552.321(d), Government Code, as added by   this Act, applies only to a suit filed under Section 552.321,   Government Code, that is filed on or after the effective date of   this Act.          SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.