H.B. No. 3130         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   and survivors of family violence, domestic violence, and sexual   assault.          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)  holds, previously held, or is an applicant for a   license issued by the governmental body; and                (2)  notifies the governmental body on a form provided   by the office of the attorney general or the governmental body that   the person:                      (A)  is a current or former client of a family   violence shelter center, victims of trafficking shelter center, or   sexual assault program or is a survivor of family violence,   domestic violence, or sexual assault; and                      (B)  chooses to restrict public access to the   information.          (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)(2), Government Code, as added   by this Act, make the form available on the attorney general's   website, and notify family violence shelter centers, victims of   trafficking shelter centers, and sexual assault programs of the   availability and purpose of the form.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3130 was passed by the House on May 9,   2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 121, Nays 18, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 3130 was passed by the Senate on May   22, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor