HBA-EDN H.B. 307 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 307
By: Hupp
State Affairs
2/28/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under the Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act, a state agency is currently
authorized to sell personal information obtained in connection with motor
vehicle records to various entities for bulk distribution for surveys,
marketing, or solicitations if the driver's license holder has not opted to
prohibit such uses.  House Bill 307 authorizes a disclosure of such
personal information only if the person who is the subject of the records
provides written consent to the disclosure.   

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 307 amends the Transportation Code to authorize an agency to
disclose personal information obtained in connection with a motor vehicle
record to any requestor, who satisfies certain conditions, for use for bulk
distribution for surveys, marketing, or solicitations only if the person
who is the subject of the record provides written consent to the
disclosure.  The bill further authorizes an agency to disclose to a
requestor ,without regard to intended use, personal information obtained in
connection with a motor vehicle record that is contained in an individual
record only if the agency has obtained written consent to the disclosure
from the person who is the subject of the record. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.