85R24398 TJB-D     By: Hunter H.B. No. 3640     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3640:     By:  King of Parker C.S.H.B. No. 3640       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the confidentiality of an emergency call.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 552.157 to read as follows:          Sec. 552.157.  EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CONTENT OF   EMERGENCY CALL. (a)  A recording or transcript of an emergency call   made to a public safety agency or a public safety answering point,   as those terms are defined by Section 772.001, Health and Safety   Code, is confidential.          (b)  A governmental body shall disclose information that is   confidential under this section and that is not confidential or   otherwise excepted from required disclosure under another   provision of law to a requestor who:                (1)  has the express consent of the person who placed   the emergency call or of a legal representative of the person;                (2)  is an investigator licensed under Chapter 1702,   Occupations Code, who certifies that the information will only be   used in conjunction with a civil, criminal, administrative, or   arbitral proceeding in a court or government agency, including   service of process, investigation in anticipation of litigation,   execution or enforcement of a judgment or order, or under any order   of any court; or                (3)  is a first responder as defined by Section   421.095.          (c)  A governmental body may withhold a recording or   transcript described by Subsection (a) without the necessity of   requesting a decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G.          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, 2017.