Bill Text: TX HB4347 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to address confidentiality on certain documents for certain federal officials and family members of certain federal officials or federal or state court judges.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-29 - Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence [HB4347 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB4347-Introduced.html
87R8398 CAE-D | ||
By: Hefner | H.B. No. 4347 |
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relating to address confidentiality on certain documents for | ||
certain federal officials and family members of certain federal | ||
officials or federal or state court judges. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 13.0021, Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 13.0021. ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION FROM | ||
CERTAIN FEDERAL AND STATE JUDGES, FEDERAL OFFICIALS, AND FAMILY | ||
MEMBERS. (a) In this section, "family member" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code. | ||
(b) If the registration applicant is a federal judge, | ||
including a federal bankruptcy judge, a state judge, a marshal of | ||
the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a | ||
family member [ |
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including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United | ||
States Marshals Service, or a United States attorney, the registrar | ||
of the county shall omit the applicant's residence address from the | ||
registration list. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 13.004(c), Election Code, as amended by | ||
Chapters 469 (H.B. 4173), 489 (H.B. 3100), and 1146 (H.B. 2910), | ||
Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted | ||
and 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; | ||
(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the | ||
applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, | ||
a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States | ||
attorney, or a state judge, a family member [ |
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federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of | ||
the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a | ||
state judge, the spouse of a peace officer as defined by Article | ||
2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or an individual to whom Section | ||
552.1175, Government Code, or Section 521.1211, Transportation | ||
Code, applies and the applicant: | ||
(A) included an affidavit with the registration | ||
application describing the applicant's status under this | ||
subdivision, if the applicant is a federal judge, including a | ||
federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals | ||
Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge or a family | ||
member [ |
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bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, | ||
a United States attorney, or a state judge; | ||
(B) provided the registrar with an affidavit | ||
describing the applicant's status under this subdivision, if the | ||
applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, | ||
a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States | ||
attorney, or a state judge or a family member [ |
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federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of | ||
the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a | ||
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 | ||
Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, 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; or | ||
(9) the telephone number of any applicant submitting | ||
documentation under Subdivision (5), (6), (7), or (8). | ||
SECTION 3. Section 13.004, Election Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: | ||
(f) In this section, "family member" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code. | ||
SECTION 4. The heading to Section 15.0215, Election Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 15.0215. OMISSION OF ADDRESS FOR FEDERAL [ |
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STATE JUDGE, FEDERAL OFFICIAL, AND FAMILY MEMBER [ |
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SECTION 5. Section 15.0215, Election Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (a) and amending Subsection (b) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(a) In this section, "family member" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code. | ||
(b) On receiving notice from the Office of Court | ||
Administration of the Texas Judicial System of the person's | ||
qualification for office as a federal judge, including a federal | ||
bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, | ||
a United States attorney, or a state judge and of the names [ |
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of the judge's or federal official's family members [ |
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applicable, the registrar of the county in which the judge resides | ||
shall: | ||
(1) omit from the registration list the residence | ||
address of the judge or official and any family members [ |
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of the judge or official; and | ||
(2) prepare a memorandum of the notice, indicating the | ||
substance and date of the notification, and retain the memorandum | ||
on file with the application. | ||
SECTION 6. Section 254.0313, Election Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 254.0313. OMISSION OF ADDRESS FOR JUDGE AND FAMILY | ||
MEMBER [ |
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meaning assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code [ |
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(b) On receiving notice from the Office of Court | ||
Administration of the Texas Judicial System of a judge's | ||
qualification for office or on receipt of a written request from a | ||
federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a state judge, | ||
or a family member [ |
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bankruptcy judge, or a state judge, the commission shall remove or | ||
redact the residence address of a federal judge, including a | ||
federal bankruptcy judge, a state judge, or the family member | ||
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or a state judge from any report filed by the judge in the judge's | ||
capacity or made available on the Internet under this chapter. | ||
SECTION 7. Section 411.179, Government Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (a) and (d) and adding Subsection (f) to read | ||
as follows: | ||
(a) The department by rule shall adopt the form of the | ||
license. A license must include: | ||
(1) a number assigned to the license holder by the | ||
department; | ||
(2) a statement of the period for which the license is | ||
effective; | ||
(3) a photograph of the license holder; | ||
(4) the license holder's full name, date of birth, hair | ||
and eye color, height, weight, and signature; | ||
(5) the license holder's residence address or, as | ||
provided by Subsection (d), the street address of the courthouse in | ||
which the license holder or license holder's spouse or parent | ||
serves as a federal judge or the license holder serves as a state | ||
judge; | ||
(6) the number of a driver's license or an | ||
identification certificate issued to the license holder by the | ||
department; and | ||
(7) the designation "VETERAN" if required under | ||
Subsection (e). | ||
(d) In adopting the form of the license under Subsection | ||
(a), the department shall establish a procedure for the license of a | ||
federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of | ||
the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, a | ||
state judge, or a family member [ |
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including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United | ||
States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge | ||
to omit the license holder's residence address and to include, in | ||
lieu of that address, the street address of the courthouse in which | ||
the license holder or license holder's spouse or parent serves as a | ||
federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of | ||
the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a | ||
state judge. In establishing the procedure, the department shall | ||
require sufficient documentary evidence to establish the license | ||
holder's status as a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy | ||
judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United | ||
States attorney, or a state judge, or a family member [ |
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of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal | ||
of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or | ||
a state judge. | ||
(f) In this section, "family member" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code. | ||
SECTION 8. Section 552.117(a), Government Code, as | ||
reenacted and amended by Chapters 367 (H.B. 1351), 633 (S.B. 1494), | ||
1146 (H.B. 2910), 1213 (S.B. 662), and 1245 (H.B. 2446), Acts of the | ||
86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) Information is excepted from the requirements of | ||
Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home | ||
address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or | ||
social security number of the following person or that reveals | ||
whether the person has family members: | ||
(1) a current or former official or employee of a | ||
governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024; | ||
(2) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of | ||
Criminal Procedure, or a security officer commissioned under | ||
Section 51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer | ||
complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable; | ||
(3) a current or former employee of the Texas | ||
Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of | ||
the department or any division of the department, regardless of | ||
whether the current or former employee complies with Section | ||
552.1175; | ||
(4) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of | ||
Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement | ||
officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections | ||
officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this | ||
state who was killed in the line of duty, regardless of whether the | ||
deceased complied with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; | ||
(5) a commissioned security officer as defined by | ||
Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the | ||
officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable; | ||
(6) an officer or employee of a community supervision | ||
and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who | ||
performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b), regardless of | ||
whether the officer or employee complies with Section 552.024 or | ||
552.1175; | ||
(7) 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, regardless of whether | ||
the current or former employee complies with Section 552.024 or | ||
552.1175; | ||
(8) a current or former employee of the Texas Juvenile | ||
Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of the | ||
department, regardless of whether the current or former employee | ||
complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; | ||
(9) 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, regardless of whether the | ||
current or former officer complies with Section 552.024 or | ||
552.1175; | ||
(10) a current or former employee of a juvenile | ||
justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section | ||
261.405, Family Code, regardless of whether the current or former | ||
employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; | ||
(11) a current or former member of the United States | ||
Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, an auxiliary | ||
service of one of those branches of the armed forces, or the Texas | ||
military forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001; | ||
(12) 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, regardless of whether the current or former attorney | ||
complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; | ||
(13) 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, regardless of whether the current or | ||
former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; | ||
(14) a current or former employee of the Texas Civil | ||
Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or | ||
a division of the office, regardless of whether the current or | ||
former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; [ |
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(15) a current or former federal judge or state judge, | ||
as those terms are defined by Section 1.005, Election Code, a | ||
federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals | ||
Service, a United States attorney, or a family member [ |
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current or former federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy | ||
judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United | ||
States attorney, or a state judge; | ||
(16) a current or former child protective services | ||
caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator | ||
for the Department of Family and Protective Services, regardless of | ||
whether the caseworker or investigator complies with Section | ||
552.024 or 552.1175, or a current or former employee of a department | ||
contractor performing child protective services caseworker, adult | ||
protective services caseworker, or investigator functions for the | ||
contractor on behalf of the department; [ |
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member of the legislature, regardless of whether the officer or | ||
member complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; | ||
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or assistant United States attorney and the spouse or child of the | ||
attorney; or | ||
(19) [ |
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emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003, | ||
Health and Safety Code, regardless of whether the firefighter or | ||
volunteer firefighter or emergency medical services personnel | ||
comply with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable. | ||
SECTION 9. Section 552.117, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
(c) In this section, "family member" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code. | ||
SECTION 10. Section 572.035, Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 572.035. REMOVAL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR FEDERAL | ||
JUDGES, STATE JUDGES, AND FAMILY MEMBERS [ |
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receiving notice from the Office of Court Administration of the | ||
Texas Judicial System of the judge's qualification for the judge's | ||
office, the commission shall remove or redact from any financial | ||
statement, or information derived from a financial statement, that | ||
is available to the public the residence address of a federal judge, | ||
including a federal bankruptcy judge, a state judge, or a family | ||
member [ |
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bankruptcy judge, or a state judge. | ||
(b) In this section, "family member" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code. | ||
SECTION 11. Section 145.007, Local Government Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(d) On the written request of a municipal court judge of the | ||
municipality or a candidate for municipal court judge, the clerk or | ||
secretary of the municipality shall remove or redact the residence | ||
address of the municipal court judge, municipal court judge's | ||
family member [ |
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court judge, from a financial statement filed under this chapter | ||
before the financial statement is made available to a member of the | ||
public. | ||
(e) In this section, "family member" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code. | ||
SECTION 12. Section 159.071, Local Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 159.071. OMISSION OF ADDRESS. (a) In this section: | ||
(1) "County attorney" means a county attorney whose | ||
jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services | ||
matter. | ||
(2) "Family member" has the meaning assigned by | ||
Section 31.006, Finance Code. | ||
(3) "State judge" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
1.005 [ |
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(b) On receiving notice from the Office of Court | ||
Administration of the Texas Judicial System of a county attorney's | ||
or state judge's qualifications for office or on receipt of a | ||
written request from a county attorney, state judge, spouse of a | ||
county attorney, family member of a [ |
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for the office of county attorney or state judge, the county clerk | ||
shall remove or redact the residence address of the county | ||
attorney, state judge, spouse of a county attorney, family member | ||
of a [ |
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attorney or state judge from any report filed under this chapter by | ||
the county attorney, state judge, or candidate before the statement | ||
is made available to a member of the public. | ||
SECTION 13. Section 11.008(j), Property Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(j) On receipt of a written request from a federal judge, | ||
including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United | ||
States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, a state judge as | ||
defined by Section 572.002, Government Code, or a family member as | ||
defined by Section 31.006, Finance Code, [ |
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judge, marshal, attorney, or state judge, the county clerk shall | ||
omit or redact from an instrument described by this section that is | ||
available in an online database made public by the county clerk, or | ||
by a provider with which the county commissioners court contracts | ||
to provide the online database, social security number, driver's | ||
license number, and residence address of the federal judge, | ||
marshal, attorney, state judge, or family member [ |
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federal judge, marshal, attorney, or state judge. | ||
SECTION 14. Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, as reenacted and | ||
amended by Chapters 467 (H.B. 4170), 469 (H.B. 4173), 633 (S.B. | ||
1494), 1213 (S.B. 662), and 1245 (H.B. 2446), Acts of the 86th | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, 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) 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 | ||
Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, 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) a participant in the address confidentiality | ||
program administered by the attorney general under Subchapter B, | ||
Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure, who provides proof of | ||
certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure; | ||
(9) a federal judge, a federal bankruptcy judge, a | ||
marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a state judge, or a | ||
family member [ |
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judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, or a 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) 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) 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) a criminal investigator of the United States as | ||
described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure; | ||
(14) a police officer or inspector of the United | ||
States Federal Protective Service; | ||
(15) a current or former United States attorney or | ||
assistant United States attorney and the spouse and child of the | ||
attorney; | ||
(16) 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) 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) 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) a current or former employee of the Texas | ||
Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of | ||
the department; | ||
(20) 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) a current or former employee of a juvenile | ||
justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section | ||
261.405, Family Code; | ||
(22) 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; [ |
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(23) a current or former employee of a federal judge or | ||
state judge; | ||
(24) a current or former child protective services | ||
caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator | ||
for the Department of Family and Protective Services or a current or | ||
former employee of a department contractor performing child | ||
protective services caseworker, adult protective services | ||
caseworker, or investigator functions for the contractor on behalf | ||
of the department; [ |
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member of the legislature; and | ||
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emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003, | ||
Health and Safety Code. | ||
SECTION 15. Section 25.025(a-1), Tax Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a-1) In this section: | ||
(1) "Family member" has the meaning assigned by | ||
Section 31.006, Finance Code. | ||
(2) "Federal judge" means: | ||
(A) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of a | ||
United States court of appeals; | ||
(B) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of a | ||
United States district court; | ||
(C) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of a | ||
United States bankruptcy court; or | ||
(D) a magistrate judge, former magistrate judge, | ||
or retired magistrate judge of a United States district court. | ||
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(A) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of an | ||
appellate court, a district court, a statutory probate court, a | ||
constitutional county court, or a county court at law of this state; | ||
(B) an associate judge appointed under Chapter | ||
201, Family Code, or Chapter 54A, Government Code, or a retired | ||
associate judge or former associate judge appointed under either | ||
law; | ||
(C) a justice of the peace; | ||
(D) a master, magistrate, referee, hearing | ||
officer, or associate judge appointed under Chapter 54, Government | ||
Code; or | ||
(E) a municipal court judge. | ||
SECTION 16. Section 521.054, Transportation Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) This section applies to a person who: | ||
(1) after applying for or being issued a license or | ||
certificate moves to a new residence address; | ||
(2) has used the procedure under Section 521.121(c) | ||
and whose status as a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy | ||
judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United | ||
States attorney, a state judge, or a family member [ |
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federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of | ||
the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a | ||
state judge becomes inapplicable; or | ||
(3) changes the person's name by marriage or | ||
otherwise. | ||
(e) In this section, "family member" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code. | ||
SECTION 17. Section 521.121, Transportation Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection | ||
(f) to read as follows: | ||
(a) The driver's license must include: | ||
(1) a distinguishing number assigned by the department | ||
to the license holder; | ||
(2) a photograph of the entire face of the holder; | ||
(3) the full name and date of birth of the holder; | ||
(4) a brief description of the holder; and | ||
(5) the license holder's residence address or, for a | ||
license holder using the procedure under Subsection (c), the street | ||
address of the courthouse in which the license holder or license | ||
holder's spouse or parent serves as a federal judge, including a | ||
federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals | ||
Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge. | ||
(c) The department shall establish a procedure, on a license | ||
holder's qualification for or appointment to office as a federal or | ||
state judge as defined by Section 1.005 [ |
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or as a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States | ||
Marshals Service, or a United States attorney, to omit the | ||
residence address of the judge or official and any family member | ||
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license and to include, in lieu of that address, the street address | ||
of the courthouse or office building in which the license holder or | ||
license holder's spouse or parent serves as a federal [ |
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state judge or official. | ||
(f) In this section, "family member" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code. | ||
SECTION 18. Section 521.142, Transportation Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (j) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(c) The application must state: | ||
(1) the sex of the applicant; | ||
(2) the residence address of the applicant, or if the | ||
applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, | ||
a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States | ||
attorney, or a state judge, or a family member [ |
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federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of | ||
the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a | ||
state judge using the procedure developed under Section 521.121(c), | ||
the street address of the courthouse or office building in which the | ||
applicant or the applicant's spouse or parent serves as a federal | ||
judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the | ||
United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a | ||
state judge; | ||
(3) whether the applicant has been licensed to drive a | ||
motor vehicle before; | ||
(4) if previously licensed, when and by what state or | ||
country; | ||
(5) whether that license has been suspended or revoked | ||
or a license application denied; | ||
(6) the date and reason for the suspension, | ||
revocation, or denial; | ||
(7) whether the applicant is a citizen of the United | ||
States; and | ||
(8) the county of residence of the applicant. | ||
(j) In this section, "family member" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code. | ||
SECTION 19. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |