TX HB5097

Removes social security number as a required identifier for criminal history record information requests, instead relying on name, date of birth, sex, photo ID number, fingerprints, and photographs

Expands the Texas Department of Insurance's authority to obtain criminal history records for applicants and holders of various insurance-related licenses, including surplus lines, title insurance agent, escrow officer, insurance adjuster, and reinsurance intermediary licenses

Broadens the Health and Human Services Commission's access to criminal history records for providers in public benefits programs beyond just medical assistance, including information on individuals with 5% or more ownership interest or managing employees

Updates the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's criminal history check authority to specify 15 different license types including water supply operators, wastewater treatment plant operators, landscape irrigators, and underground storage tank supervisors

Expands Texas State Board of Pharmacy's fingerprinting and criminal history authority to include pharmacy owners, partners, officers, directors, and managing employees, and requires license renewal applicants who have not previously submitted fingerprints to do so