Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1102 Compare Versions

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1	1	85R17894 CAE-D
2	2	By: Hernandez H.B. No. 1102
3	3	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1102:
4	4	By: Hernandez C.S.H.B. No. 1102
5	5
6	6
7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to providing a telephone number for certain governmental
10	10	purposes.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Sections 13.004(a) and (c), Election Code, are
13	13	amended to read as follows:
14	14	(a) The registrar may [not] transcribe, copy, or otherwise
15	15	record a telephone number furnished on a registration application
16	16	only for purposes of reconstituting a jury wheel as provided by
17	17	Sections 62.001 and 62.002, Government Code.
18	18	(c) The following information furnished on a registration
19	19	application is confidential and does not constitute public
20	20	information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code:
21	21	(1) a social security number;
22	22	(2) a Texas driver's license number;
23	23	(3) a number of a personal identification card issued
24	24	by the Department of Public Safety;
25	25	(4) an indication that an applicant is interested in
26	26	working as an election judge; [or]
27	27	(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the
28	28	applicant is a federal judge or state judge, as defined by Section
29	29	13.0021, the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, or an
30	30	individual to whom Section 552.1175, Government Code, applies and
31	31	the applicant:
32	32	(A) included an affidavit with the registration
33	33	application describing the applicant's status under this
34	34	subdivision, including an affidavit under Section 13.0021 if the
35	35	applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a
36	36	federal judge or state judge;
37	37	(B) provided the registrar with an affidavit
38	38	describing the applicant's status under this subdivision,
39	39	including an affidavit under Section 15.0215 if the applicant is a
40	40	federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a federal judge or
41	41	state judge; or
42	42	(C) provided the registrar with a completed form
43	43	approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the
44	44	registrar of the applicant's status under this subdivision; or
45	45	(6) a telephone number.
46	46	SECTION 2. Section 18.066(b), Election Code, is amended to
47	47	read as follows:
48	48	(b) Information furnished under this section may not
49	49	include:
50	50	(1) a voter's social security number; [or]
51	51	(2) the residence address of a voter who is a federal
52	52	judge or state judge, as defined by Section 13.0021, or the spouse
53	53	of a federal judge or state judge, if the voter included an
54	54	affidavit with the voter's registration application under Section
55	55	13.0021 or the applicable registrar has received an affidavit
56	56	submitted under Section 15.0215; or
57	57	(3) a voter's telephone number.
58	58	SECTION 3. Sections 62.001(c) and (i), Government Code, are
59	59	amended to read as follows:
60	60	(c) Each year not later than the third Tuesday in November
61	61	or the date provided by Section 16.032, Election Code, for the
62	62	cancellation of voter registrations, whichever is earlier, the
63	63	voter registrar of each county shall furnish to the secretary of
64	64	state a current voter registration list from all the precincts in
65	65	the county that, except as provided by Subsection (d), includes:
66	66	(1) the complete name, mailing address, date of birth,
67	67	voter registration number, and precinct number for each voter;
68	68	(2) if available, the Texas driver's license number or
69	69	personal identification card or certificate number, [and] social
70	70	security number, and telephone number for each voter; and
71	71	(3) any other information included on the voter
72	72	registration list of the county.
73	73	(i) The commissioners court may, instead of using the method
74	74	provided by Subsections (c) through (h), contract with another
75	75	governmental unit or a private person to combine the voter
76	76	registration list with the list furnished by the Department of
77	77	Public Safety. Subsections (c) through (h) do not apply to a county
78	78	in which the commissioners court has contracted with another
79	79	governmental unit or a private person under this subsection. The
80	80	Department of Public Safety may not charge a fee for furnishing a
81	81	list under this subsection. Each list must contain the name, date
82	82	of birth, address, county of residence, and citizenship status of
83	83	each person listed and if available, the telephone number of each
84	84	person. If practical, each list must contain any other information
85	85	useful in determining if the person is qualified to serve as a
86	86	juror.
87	87	SECTION 4. Section 62.002, Government Code, is amended to
88	88	read as follows:
89	89	Sec. 62.002. JURY WHEEL CARDS. (a) The officials or their
90	90	deputies who reconstitute the jury wheel shall write on a separate
91	91	jury wheel card of uniform size and color the name and, if possible,
92	92	the post office address and telephone number of each prospective
93	93	juror that resides in the county and whose name appears on the
94	94	current lists used under Section 62.001. The name of each
95	95	prospective juror may appear on only one card.
96	96	(b) In a county with a population of 140,000 or more, the
97	97	commissioners court shall employ typists who shall type the names,
98	98	[and] addresses, and if available, telephone numbers of qualified
99	99	prospective jurors on separate jury wheel cards of uniform size and
100	100	color under the direction and control of the district clerk. The
101	101	expenses incurred in typing the names, [and] addresses, and
102	102	telephone numbers must be authorized, reported, and paid and
103	103	accounted for under the laws and rules that govern the payment of
104	104	other expenses of the office of district clerk. The compensation of
105	105	the typists and the expenses are paid from the jury fund.
106	106	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
107	107	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
108	108	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
109	109	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
110	110	Act takes effect September 1, 2017.