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This bill requires the Texas Department of Public Safety to create and maintain a public online record of criminal history information shared with consumer reporting agencies. Specifically, each time the department disseminates criminal history record information to a consumer reporting agency (as defined in the Texas Business & Commerce Code), the department must publish on its website three pieces of information: (1) the name of the consumer reporting agency, (2) the agency's contact details including telephone number, mailing address, and email address (if available), and (3) the date the criminal history information was shared. The purpose appears to be increasing transparency around how criminal history records are distributed to agencies that may use this information for background checks or other screening purposes. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025, giving the department time to implement the new reporting requirement.

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