H.B. No. 4158 AN ACT relating to the dissemination of confidential information contained in the juvenile justice information system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 58.106(a), Family Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, information contained in the juvenile justice information system is confidential information for the use of the department and may not be disseminated by the department except: (1) with the permission of the juvenile offender, to military personnel of this state or the United States; (2) to a criminal justice agency as defined by Section 411.082, Government Code; (3) to a noncriminal justice agency authorized by federal statute or federal executive order to receive juvenile justice record information; (4) to a juvenile justice agency; (5) to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; (6) to the office of independent ombudsman of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; (7) to a district, county, justice, or municipal court exercising jurisdiction over a juvenile; and (8) to the Department of Family and Protective Services or the Health and Human Services Commission as provided by Section 411.114, Government Code. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 4158 was passed by the House on May 8, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 10, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 4158 was passed by the Senate on May 22, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor