Bill Text: TX HB1632 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the confidentiality of certain identifying information of peace officers, county jailers, security officers, employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a prosecutor's office, or judges and their spouses.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective immediately [HB1632 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB1632-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 1632

AN ACT
relating to the confidentiality of certain identifying information
of peace officers, county jailers, security officers, employees of
the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a prosecutor's office,
or judges and their spouses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.004(c), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) The following information furnished on a registration
application is confidential and does not constitute public
information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code:
(1) a social security number;
(2) a Texas driver's license number;
(3) a number of a personal identification card issued
by the Department of Public Safety;
(4) an indication that an applicant is interested in
working as an election judge; or
(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the
applicant is a federal judge or state judge, as defined by Section
13.0021, [or] the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, or an
individual to whom Section 552.1175, Government Code, applies and
the applicant:
(A) included an affidavit with the registration
application describing the applicant's status under this
subdivision, including an affidavit under Section 13.0021 if the
applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a
federal judge or state judge;
(B) provided [or] the registrar with [has
received] an affidavit describing the applicant's status under this
subdivision, including an affidavit [submitted] under Section
15.0215 if the applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the
spouse of a federal judge or state judge; or
(C) provided the registrar with a completed form
approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the
registrar of the applicant's status under this subdivision.
SECTION 2. The heading to Section 552.1175, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 552.1175. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN IDENTIFYING
[ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, AND
PERSONAL FAMILY] INFORMATION OF PEACE OFFICERS, COUNTY JAILERS,
SECURITY OFFICERS, [AND] EMPLOYEES OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
CRIMINAL JUSTICE OR A PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, AND FEDERAL AND STATE
JUDGES.
SECTION 3. Sections 552.1175(a) and (b), Government Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) peace officers as defined by Article 2.12, Code of
Criminal Procedure;
(2) county jailers as defined by Section 1701.001,
Occupations Code;
(3) current or former employees of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of
the department or any division of the department;
(4) commissioned security officers as defined by
Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
(5) employees of a district attorney, criminal
district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
matters;
(6) officers and employees of a community supervision
and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who perform
a duty described by Section 76.004(b);
(7) criminal investigators of the United States as
described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
(8) police officers and inspectors of the United
States Federal Protective Service; [and]
(9) current and former employees of the office of the
attorney general who are or were assigned to a division of that
office the duties of which involve law enforcement; and
(10) federal judges and state judges as defined by
Section 13.0021, Election Code.
(b) Information that relates to the home address, home
telephone number, emergency contact information, date of birth, or
social security number of an individual to whom this section
applies, or that reveals whether the individual has family members
is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public under this
chapter if the individual to whom the information relates:
(1) chooses to restrict public access to the
information; and
(2) notifies the governmental body of the individual's
choice on a form provided by the governmental body, accompanied by
evidence of the individual's status.
SECTION 4. 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, 2013.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1632 was passed by the House on May 2,
2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 1632 on May 24, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0,
2 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1632 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor