HBA-CMT H.B. 3016 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3016 By: Haggerty Licensing & Administrative Procedures 7/18/2001 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A attorney general opinion interpreted previous Texas law to mean that information obtained by accessing the magnetic strip on a Texas identification card, commercial driver's license, or driver's license may only be used by law enforcement officials. House Bill 3016 permits the use of information accessed by using the magnetic strip on a identification card, commercial driver's license, or driver's license by persons other than law enforcement officials when used to prevent the purchase of alcoholic beverages by minors and to comply with Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission record keeping rules regarding private club memberships. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 3016 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to authorize a person to access electronically readable information on a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification certificate for the purpose of complying with this code or a rule of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), including for the purpose of preventing the person from committing an offense under the Alcoholic Beverage Code. The bill prohibits a person from retaining the accessed information unless TABC by rule requires the information to be retained. The bill prohibits the accessed information from being marketed in any manner. A person who violates the provisions of the bill commits a Class A misdemeanor. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.