Bill Text: TX HB3055 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-19 - Referred to Public Health [HB3055 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB3055-Introduced.html
 
 
  By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 3055
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the confidentiality of certain home address
  information.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, as amended by
  Chapters 34 (S.B. 1576), 41 (S.B. 256), 193 (S.B. 510), 1006 (H.B.
  1278), and 1145 (H.B. 457), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2017, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
         (a)  This section applies only to:
               (1)  a current or former peace officer as defined by
  Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the spouse or
  surviving spouse of the peace officer;
               (2)  the adult child of a current peace officer as
  defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure;
               (3)  a county jailer as defined by Section 1701.001,
  Occupations Code;
               (4)  an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal
  Justice;
               (5)  a commissioned security officer as defined by
  Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
               (6)  an individual who shows that the individual, the
  individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
  is a victim of family violence as defined by Section 71.004, Family
  Code, by providing:
                     (A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
  Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
  protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
  or
                     (B)  other independent documentary evidence
  necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
  another person in the individual's household is a victim of family
  violence;
               (7) [(6)]  an individual who shows that the individual,
  the individual's child, or another person in the individual's
  household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or
  trafficking of persons by providing:
                     (A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
  Chapter 7A or Article 6.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
  magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
  17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
                     (B)  other independent documentary evidence
  necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
  another person in the individual's household is a victim of sexual
  assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
               (8) [(7)]  a participant in the address
  confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under
  Subchapter C, Chapter 56, Code of Criminal Procedure, who provides
  proof of certification under Article 56.84, Code of Criminal
  Procedure;
               (9) [(8)]  a federal judge, a state judge, or the
  spouse of a federal judge or state judge;
               (10)  a current or former district attorney, criminal
  district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
  jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
  matters;
               (11) [(9)] a current or former employee of a district
  attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
  attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
  protective services matters;
               (12) [(10)] an officer or employee of a community
  supervision and corrections department established under Chapter
  76, Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section
  76.004(b) of that code;
               (13) [(11)] a criminal investigator of the United
  States as described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal
  Procedure;
               (14) [(12)] a police officer or inspector of the United
  States Federal Protective Service;
               (15) [(13)] a current or former United States attorney
  or assistant United States attorney and the spouse and child of the
  attorney;
               (16) [(14)] a current or former employee of the office
  of the attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that
  office the duties of which involve law enforcement;
               (17) [(15)] a medical examiner or person who performs
  forensic analysis or testing who is employed by this state or one or
  more political subdivisions of this state;
               (18) [(16)] a current or former member of the United
  States armed forces who has served in an area that the president of
  the United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26
  U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United
  States are or have engaged in combat;
               (19) [(17)] a current or former employee of the Texas
  Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of
  the department;
               (20) [(18)] a current or former juvenile probation or
  supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
  Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
  under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
               (21) [(19)] a current or former employee of a juvenile
  justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
  261.405, Family Code; [and]
               (22) [(18)] a current or former employee of the Texas
  Civil Commitment Office or the predecessor in function of the
  office or a division of the office;
               (23) [(18)] a current or former employee of a federal
  judge or state judge; and
               (24)  an employee of or volunteer or contractor for a
  clinic or facility that provides abortion or family planning
  services.
         SECTION 2.  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, 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 the registrar with an affidavit
  describing the applicant's status under this subdivision,
  including an affidavit 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;
               (6)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
  applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
  applicant's household is a victim of family violence as defined by
  Section 71.004, Family Code, who provided the registrar with:
                     (A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
  Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
  protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
  or
                     (B)  other independent documentary evidence
  necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
  another person in the applicant's household is a victim of family
  violence;
               (7)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
  applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
  applicant's household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse,
  stalking, or trafficking of persons who provided the registrar
  with:
                     (A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
  Chapter 7A or Article 6.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
  magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
  17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
                     (B)  other independent documentary evidence
  necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
  another person in the applicant's household is a victim of sexual
  assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
               (8)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
  applicant:
                     (A)  is a participant in the address
  confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under
  Subchapter B, Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
                     (B)  provided the registrar with proof of
  certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure.
               (9)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
  applicant is an employee of or volunteer or contractor for a clinic
  or facility that provides abortion or family planning services.
         SECTION 3.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
  over another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021,
  relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
  codes.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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