Consent Required Before Disseminating Certain Personal Identifying Information; Records

Sec. 2062.003. CONSENT REQUIRED BEFORE DISSEMINATING CERTAIN PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION; RECORDS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a state agency may not, without written consent, disseminate to any person the personal identifying information of a person who submits information to the state agency for the purpose of obtaining an occupational license. (b) A state agency may disseminate information described by Subsection (a) with respect to a person without the person's written consent if the dissemination is: (1) required or permitted by a federal statute or by another law of this state; or (2) made by or to a law enforcement agency for a law enforcement purpose. (c) A state agency shall retain the written consent of a person obtained as required under this section in the state agency's records. (d) For purposes of this section, the term "occupational license" does not include a license or permit that is administered by the comptroller under the Occupations Code. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 676 (H.B. 5129), Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2025.