85R5525 BEF-F     By: Capriglione H.B. No. 792       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the exception from disclosure under the public   information law for information related to competition or bidding.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 552.104, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 552.104.  EXCEPTION: INFORMATION RELATED TO   COMPETITION OR BIDDING.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c),   information [Information] is excepted from the requirements of   Section 552.021 if a governmental body demonstrates that release of   the [it is] information [that, if released,] would harm its   interests by providing an [give] advantage to a competitor or   bidder in a particular competitive situation.          (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The]   requirement of Section 552.022 that a category of information   listed under Section 552.022(a) is public information and not   excepted from required disclosure under this chapter unless   expressly confidential under law does not apply to information that   is excepted from required disclosure under this section.          (c)  The exception under this section does not apply to:                (1)  a bid or proposal, or information contained in a   bid or proposal, after the governmental body executes or awards the   contract to which the bid or proposal relates; or                (2)  an account, voucher, or contract, or information   contained in or describing an account, voucher, or contract.          (d)  Section 552.305 does not apply to the exception under   this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 552.305(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  In a case in which information is requested under this   chapter and a person's privacy or property interests may be   involved, including a case under Section 552.101, [552.104,]   552.110, or 552.114, a governmental body may decline to release the   information for the purpose of requesting an attorney general   decision.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a request for information received by a governmental body or an   officer for public information on or after the effective date of   this Act.  A request for information received before the effective   date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the request   was received, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.