By: Birdwell S.B. No. 526     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the abolishment of certain advisory committees and   other entities created to assist or advise state agencies or   officers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 402.033, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as   follows:          (b)  If a person determines or reasonably suspects that   fraudulent activity has been committed or is about to be committed,   the person shall report the information to an authorized   governmental agency. If a person reports the information to the   attorney general, the attorney general shall notify an appropriate   law enforcement agency with jurisdiction to investigate the   fraudulent activity [each agency with representation on the   residential mortgage fraud task force under Section 402.032]. If a   financial institution or person voluntarily or pursuant to this   section reports fraudulent activity to an authorized governmental   agency, the financial institution or person may not notify any   person involved in the fraudulent activity that the fraudulent   activity has been reported, and the authorized governmental agency   who has any knowledge that such report was made shall not disclose   to any person involved in the fraudulent activity that the   fraudulent activity has been reported.  Any financial institution   or person that makes a voluntary report of any possible violation of   law or regulation to an authorized governmental agency shall not be   liable to any person under any law or regulation of the state or the   United States for such report.          (d)  An authorized governmental agency may share   confidential information or information to which access is   otherwise restricted by law with one or more other authorized   governmental agencies. Except as provided by this subsection,   confidential information that is shared under this subsection   remains confidential and legal restrictions on access to the   information apply.          SECTION 2.  The following provisions are repealed:                (1)  Section 231.013, Family Code;                (2)  Section 402.032, Government Code;                (3)  Sections 195.002(d) and 195.008, Local Government   Code; and                (4)  Subchapter E, Chapter 110, Occupations Code.          SECTION 3.  On the effective date of this Act, the following   are abolished:                (1)  the information resources steering committee;                (2)  the residential mortgage fraud task force;                (3)  the Electronic Recording Advisory Committee; and                (4)  the interagency advisory committee to the Council   on Sex Offender Treatment.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.