By: King of Uvalde H.B. No. 3356       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to privacy of certain structured settlement information.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 141.006, Civil Practices and Remedies   Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  Notwithstanding any other law, including Rule 76a,   Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, if the application under this   chapter for approval of a transfer of structured settlement of   payment rights includes a written request by the payee to conceal   from public inspection the personally identifiable information of   the payee and each interested party or other party required to   receive notice under this chapter receives a complete un-redacted   copy of the application within the timeframe under subsection (b)   of this section, the court shall permit the:                (1)  sealing of documents containing the name of the   payee, address of the payee, or other information that could   reasonably be used to determine the identity or address of the   payee; or                (2)  full redaction of the name of the payee, address of   the payee or other information that could reasonably be used to   determine the identity or address of the payee.          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.