Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	S.B. No. 489
	1	+	By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 489
	2	+	(Smithee)
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	5	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	6		AN ACT
5	7		relating to personal information that may be omitted from certain
6	8		records, licenses, and reports and to other court security
7	9		measures.
8	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	11		SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is
10	12		amended by adding Section 254.0313 to read as follows:
11	13		Sec. 254.0313. OMISSION OF ADDRESS FOR JUDGE AND SPOUSE.
12	14		(a) In this section, "federal judge" and "state judge" have the
13	15		meanings assigned by Section 13.0021.
14	16		(b) On receiving notice from the Office of Court
15	17		Administration of the Texas Judicial System of a judge's
16	18		qualification for office or on receipt of a written request from a
17	19		federal judge, state judge, or spouse of a federal or state judge,
18	20		the commission shall remove or redact the residence address of a
19	21		federal judge, a state judge, or the spouse of a federal or state
20	22		judge from any report filed by the judge in the judge's capacity or
21	23		made available on the Internet under this chapter.
22	24		SECTION 2. Section 72.015, Government Code, is amended by
23	25		adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
24	26		(d) The director of security and emergency preparedness
25	27		shall annually submit to the legislature:
26	28		(1) a report on court security activities throughout
27	29		the state supported by the judicial security division, including:
28	30		(A) the technical aspects of providing court
29	31		security;
30	32		(B) court security training provided or required
31	33		by the judicial security division;
32	34		(C) sufficiency of judicial security division
33	35		resources to evaluate and monitor court security; and
34	36		(D) the adequacy of funding to maintain court
35	37		security; and
36	38		(2) recommendations for:
37	39		(A) monitoring the use of state resources in
38	40		providing court security;
39	41		(B) improving court security; and
40	42		(C) increasing the amount of state funds and
41	43		other resources made available for court security.
42		-	SECTION 3. Section 145.007, Local Government Code, is
43		-	amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
44		-	(d) On the written request of a municipal court judge of the
45		-	municipality or a candidate for municipal court judge, the clerk or
46		-	secretary of the municipality shall remove or redact the residence
47		-	address of the municipal court judge, municipal court judge's
48		-	spouse, or candidate for the office of municipal court judge, from a
49		-	financial statement filed under this chapter before the financial
50		-	statement is made available to a member of the public.
51		-	SECTION 4. Chapter 159, Local Government Code, is amended
52		-	by adding Subchapter D to read as follows:
53		-	SUBCHAPTER D. PROTECTION FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS
54		-	Sec. 159.071. OMISSION OF ADDRESS. (a) In this section:
55		-	(1) "County attorney" means a county attorney whose
56		-	jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
57		-	matter.
58		-	(2) "State judge" has the meaning assigned by Section
59		-	13.0021, Election Code.
60		-	(b) On receiving notice from the Office of Court
61		-	Administration of the Texas Judicial System of a county attorney's
62		-	or state judge's qualifications for office or on receipt of a
63		-	written request from a county attorney, state judge, spouse of a
64		-	county attorney or state judge, or candidate for the office of
65		-	county attorney or state judge, the county clerk shall remove or
66		-	redact the residence address of the county attorney, state judge,
67		-	spouse of a county attorney or state judge, or candidate for the
68		-	office of county attorney or state judge from any report filed under
69		-	this chapter by the county attorney, state judge, or candidate
70		-	before the statement is made available to a member of the public.
71		-	SECTION 5. Section 11.008(a), Property Code, is amended to
	44	+	SECTION 3. Section 11.008(a), Property Code, is amended to
72	45		read as follows:
73	46		(a) In this section, "instrument" means a deed, [or] deed of
74	47		trust, or any other record recorded by a county clerk related to
75	48		real property, including a mineral lease, a mechanic's lien, and
76	49		the release of a mechanic's lien.
77		-	SECTION 6. Section 25.025(b), Tax Code, is amended to read
	50	+	SECTION 4. Section 25.025(b), Tax Code, is amended to read
78	51		as follows:
79	52		(b) Information in appraisal records under Section 25.02 is
80	53		confidential and is available only for the official use of the
81	54		appraisal district, this state, the comptroller, and taxing units
82	55		and political subdivisions of this state if:
83	56		(1) the information identifies the home address of a
84	57		named individual to whom this section applies; and
85	58		(2) the individual:
86	59		(A) chooses to restrict public access to the
87	60		information on the form prescribed for that purpose by the
88	61		comptroller under Section 5.07; or
89	62		(B) is a federal or state judge [as defined by
90	63		Section 572.002, Government Code], or the spouse of a federal or
91	64		state judge, beginning on the date the Office of Court
92	65		Administration of the Texas Judicial System notifies the appraisal
93	66		district of the judge's qualification for the judge's office.
94		-	SECTION 7. Section 521.121(c), Transportation Code, is
	67	+	SECTION 5. Section 521.121(c), Transportation Code, is
95	68		amended to read as follows:
96	69		(c) The department shall establish a procedure, on a license
97	70		holder's qualification for office as a federal or state judge as
98	71		defined by Section 13.0021, Election Code [572.002, Government
99	72		Code], to omit the residence address of the judge and the spouse of
100	73		the judge on the license holder's license and to include, in lieu of
101	74		that address, the street address of the courthouse in which the
102	75		license holder or license holder's spouse serves as a federal judge
103	76		or state judge.
104		-	SECTION 8. Section 254.0313, Election Code, as added by
	77	+	SECTION 6. Section 254.0313, Election Code, as added by
105	78		this Act, applies only to a report filed by a federal judge or state
106	79		judge on or after the effective date of this Act.
107		-	SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
108		-	______________________________ ______________________________
109		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
110		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 489 passed the Senate on
111		-	March 18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that
112		-	the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 24, 2019, by the
113		-	following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
114		-	______________________________
115		-	Secretary of the Senate
116		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 489 passed the House, with
117		-	amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 143,
118		-	Nays 0, two present not voting.
119		-	______________________________
120		-	Chief Clerk of the House
121		-	Approved:
122		-	______________________________
123		-	Date
124		-	______________________________
125		-	Governor
	80	+	SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.