In this chapter:
- (1) "Biometric identifier" has the meaning assigned by Section 560.001.
- (2) "Personal identifying information" includes a person's home address, home telephone number, personal cell phone number, personal e-mail address, driver's license number, emergency contact information, and information that reveals whether a person has family members.
- (3) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government, including a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 475), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 676 (H.B. 5129), Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2025.