88R1108 SCP-D
	By: Alvarado	S.B. No. 585

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the release of a tier two form listing hazardous
	chemicals that is in the possession of a political subdivision of
	this state.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 505.006, Health and Safety Code, is
	amended by amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (i) to
	read as follows:
	(h)  Except as provided by Subsection (i) and Section
	505.015, documents filed under this chapter are subject to Chapter
	552, Government Code.
	(i)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a tier
	two form that is in the possession of a political subdivision of
	this state is confidential and not subject to disclosure under
	Chapter 552, Government Code. A political subdivision may release a
	tier two form or information contained in the form to the public
	only if:
	(1)  the tier two form or applicable information has
	been made publicly available by the commission; or
	(2)  the information released only states the name of a
	class of dangerous goods under the hazard classification system
	used in the 2020 Emergency Response Guidebook published by the
	United States Department of Transportation.
	SECTION 2.  Section 506.006, Health and Safety Code, is
	amended by amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (h) to
	read as follows:
	(g)  Except as provided by Subsection (h), documents
	[Documents] filed under this chapter are subject to Chapter 552,
	Government Code.
	(h)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a tier
	two form that is in the possession of a political subdivision of
	this state is confidential and not subject to disclosure under
	Chapter 552, Government Code. A political subdivision may release a
	tier two form or information contained in the form to the public
	only if:
	(1)  the tier two form or applicable information has
	been made publicly available by the commission; or
	(2)  the information released only states the name of a
	class of dangerous goods under the hazard classification system
	used in the 2020 Emergency Response Guidebook published by the
	United States Department of Transportation.
	SECTION 3.  Section 507.006, Health and Safety Code, is
	amended by amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (i) to
	read as follows:
	(h)  Except as provided by Subsection (i) and Section
	507.012, documents filed under this chapter are subject to Chapter
	552, Government Code.
	(i)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a tier
	two form that is in the possession of a political subdivision of
	this state is confidential and not subject to disclosure under
	Chapter 552, Government Code. A political subdivision may release a
	tier two form or information contained in the form to the public
	only if:
	(1)  the tier two form or applicable information has
	been made publicly available by the commission; or
	(2)  the information released only states the name of a
	class of dangerous goods under the hazard classification system
	used in the 2020 Emergency Response Guidebook published by the
	United States Department of Transportation.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Health and Safety Code 505.006, Health and Safety Code 506.006, Health and Safety Code 507.006 (Health and Safety Code 506, Health and Safety Code 505, Health and Safety Code 507)