84R8146 MEW-D
By: Hernandez, Moody, Turner of Tarrant H.B. No. 1441
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the collection and disclosure of certain grand jury
information.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 19.42, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (b) and
(c), information collected by the court, court personnel, or
prosecuting attorney during the grand jury selection process about
a person who serves as a grand juror, including the person's home
address, home telephone number, social security number, driver's
license number, and other personal information, is confidential and
may not be disclosed by the court, court personnel, or prosecuting
attorney.
(c) The court shall collect statistical information
regarding each grand juror's race, gender, and age. The
information collected under this subsection must be made available
to the public in aggregate form by the court. Any identifying
information about a grand juror collected under this subsection
must be redacted before the disclosure of the statistical
information.
SECTION 2. 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, 2015.