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1		-	H.B. No. 3100
	1	+	By: Wray (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 3100
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2019;
	3	+	May 10, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State
	4	+	Affairs; May 16, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote:
	5	+	Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 16, 2019, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to the confidentiality of certain registered voters.
6	12		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
7	13		SECTION 1. Section 13.004(c), Election Code, is amended to
8	14		read as follows:
9	15		(c) The following information furnished on a registration
10	16		application is confidential and does not constitute public
11	17		information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code:
12	18		(1) a social security number;
13	19		(2) a Texas driver's license number;
14	20		(3) a number of a personal identification card issued
15	21		by the Department of Public Safety;
16	22		(4) an indication that an applicant is interested in
17	23		working as an election judge;
18	24		(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the
19	25		applicant is a federal judge or state judge, as defined by Section
20	26		13.0021, the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, the spouse of
21	27		a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal
22	28		Procedure, or an individual to whom Section 552.1175, Government
23	29		Code, applies and the applicant:
24	30		(A) included an affidavit with the registration
25	31		application describing the applicant's status under this
26	32		subdivision, including an affidavit under Section 13.0021 if the
27	33		applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a
28	34		federal judge or state judge;
29	35		(B) provided the registrar with an affidavit
30	36		describing the applicant's status under this subdivision,
31	37		including an affidavit under Section 15.0215 if the applicant is a
32	38		federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a federal judge or
33	39		state judge; or
34	40		(C) provided the registrar with a completed form
35	41		approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the
36	42		registrar of the applicant's status under this subdivision;
37	43		(6) the residence address of the applicant, if the
38	44		applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
39	45		applicant's household is a victim of family violence as defined by
40	46		Section 71.004, Family Code, who provided the registrar with:
41	47		(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
42	48		Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
43	49		protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
44	50		or
45	51		(B) other independent documentary evidence
46	52		necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
47	53		another person in the applicant's household is a victim of family
48	54		violence;
49	55		(7) the residence address of the applicant, if the
50	56		applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
51	57		applicant's household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse,
52	58		stalking, or trafficking of persons who provided the registrar
53	59		with:
54	60		(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
55	61		Chapter 7A or Article 6.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
56	62		magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
57	63		17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
58	64		(B) other independent documentary evidence
59	65		necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
60	66		another person in the applicant's household is a victim of sexual
61	67		assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons; or
62	68		(8) the residence address of the applicant, if the
63	69		applicant:
64	70		(A) is a participant in the address
65	71		confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under
66	72		Subchapter C, Chapter 56, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
67	73		(B) provided the registrar with proof of
68	74		certification under Article 56.84, Code of Criminal Procedure.
69	75		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
70	76		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
71	77		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
72	78		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
73	79		Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
74		-	______________________________ ______________________________
75		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
76		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3100 was passed by the House on May 3,
77		-	2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
78		-	voting.
79		-	______________________________
80		-	Chief Clerk of the House
81		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3100 was passed by the Senate on May
82		-	19, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
83		-	______________________________
84		-	Secretary of the Senate
85		-	APPROVED: _____________________
86		-	Date
87		-	_____________________
88		-	Governor
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