(a) The data base for the administrative code is exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552.

(b) In this section, “data base” means the machine-readable form of the material prepared for and used in the publication of the administrative code and includes:

(1) indexes;

(2) annotations;

(3) tables of contents;

(4) tables of authority;

(5) cross-references;

(6) compiled rules; and

(7) other unique material.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 455, § 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 527, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.