Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1102 House Committee Report / Bill

Filed 02/02/2025

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                    85R17894 CAE-D
 By: Hernandez H.B. No. 1102
 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1102:
 By:  Hernandez C.S.H.B. No. 1102


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to providing a telephone number for certain governmental
 purposes.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Sections 13.004(a) and (c), Election Code, are
 amended to read as follows:
 (a)  The registrar may [not] transcribe, copy, or otherwise
 record a telephone number furnished on a registration application
 only for purposes of reconstituting a jury wheel as provided by
 Sections 62.001 and 62.002, Government Code.
 (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; or
 (6)  a telephone number.
 SECTION 2.  Section 18.066(b), Election Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 (b)  Information furnished under this section may not
 include:
 (1)  a voter's social security number; [or]
 (2)  the residence address of a voter who is a federal
 judge or state judge, as defined by Section 13.0021, or the spouse
 of a federal judge or state judge, if the voter included an
 affidavit with the voter's registration application under Section
 13.0021 or the applicable registrar has received an affidavit
 submitted under Section 15.0215; or
 (3)  a voter's telephone number.
 SECTION 3.  Sections 62.001(c) and (i), Government Code, are
 amended to read as follows:
 (c)  Each year not later than the third Tuesday in November
 or the date provided by Section 16.032, Election Code, for the
 cancellation of voter registrations, whichever is earlier, the
 voter registrar of each county shall furnish to the secretary of
 state a current voter registration list from all the precincts in
 the county that, except as provided by Subsection (d), includes:
 (1)  the complete name, mailing address, date of birth,
 voter registration number, and precinct number for each voter;
 (2)  if available, the Texas driver's license number or
 personal identification card or certificate number, [and] social
 security number, and telephone number for each voter; and
 (3)  any other information included on the voter
 registration list of the county.
 (i)  The commissioners court may, instead of using the method
 provided by Subsections (c) through (h), contract with another
 governmental unit or a private person to combine the voter
 registration list with the list furnished by the Department of
 Public Safety. Subsections (c) through (h) do not apply to a county
 in which the commissioners court has contracted with another
 governmental unit or a private person under this subsection. The
 Department of Public Safety may not charge a fee for furnishing a
 list under this subsection. Each list must contain the name, date
 of birth, address, county of residence, and citizenship status of
 each person listed and if available, the telephone number of each
 person. If practical, each list must contain any other information
 useful in determining if the person is qualified to serve as a
 juror.
 SECTION 4.  Section 62.002, Government Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 Sec. 62.002.  JURY WHEEL CARDS. (a) The officials or their
 deputies who reconstitute the jury wheel shall write on a separate
 jury wheel card of uniform size and color the name and, if possible,
 the post office address and telephone number of each prospective
 juror that resides in the county and whose name appears on the
 current lists used under Section 62.001. The name of each
 prospective juror may appear on only one card.
 (b)  In a county with a population of 140,000 or more, the
 commissioners court shall employ typists who shall type the names,
 [and] addresses, and if available, telephone numbers of qualified
 prospective jurors on separate jury wheel cards of uniform size and
 color under the direction and control of the district clerk. The
 expenses incurred in typing the names, [and] addresses, and
 telephone numbers must be authorized, reported, and paid and
 accounted for under the laws and rules that govern the payment of
 other expenses of the office of district clerk. The compensation of
 the typists and the expenses are paid from the jury fund.
 SECTION 5.  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, 2017.