Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3055 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/16/2021

                    By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 3055


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the confidentiality of certain home address
 information.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, as amended by
 Chapters 34 (S.B. 1576), 41 (S.B. 256), 193 (S.B. 510), 1006 (H.B.
 1278), and 1145 (H.B. 457), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
 Session, 2017, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
 (a)  This section applies only to:
 (1)  a current or former peace officer as defined by
 Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the spouse or
 surviving spouse of the peace officer;
 (2)  the adult child of a current peace officer as
 defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure;
 (3)  a county jailer as defined by Section 1701.001,
 Occupations Code;
 (4)  an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal
 Justice;
 (5)  a commissioned security officer as defined by
 Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
 (6)  an individual who shows that the individual, the
 individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
 is a victim of family violence as defined by Section 71.004, Family
 Code, by providing:
 (A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
 Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
 protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
 or
 (B)  other independent documentary evidence
 necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
 another person in the individual's household is a victim of family
 violence;
 (7) [(6)]  an individual who shows that the individual,
 the individual's child, or another person in the individual's
 household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or
 trafficking of persons by providing:
 (A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
 Chapter 7A or Article 6.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
 magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
 (B)  other independent documentary evidence
 necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
 another person in the individual's household is a victim of sexual
 assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
 (8) [(7)]  a participant in the address
 confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under
 Subchapter C, Chapter 56, Code of Criminal Procedure, who provides
 proof of certification under Article 56.84, Code of Criminal
 Procedure;
 (9) [(8)]  a federal judge, a state judge, or the
 spouse of a federal judge or state judge;
 (10)  a current or former district attorney, criminal
 district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
 jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
 matters;
 (11) [(9)] a current or former employee of a district
 attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
 attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
 protective services matters;
 (12) [(10)] an officer or employee of a community
 supervision and corrections department established under Chapter
 76, Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section
 76.004(b) of that code;
 (13) [(11)] a criminal investigator of the United
 States as described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal
 Procedure;
 (14) [(12)] a police officer or inspector of the United
 States Federal Protective Service;
 (15) [(13)] a current or former United States attorney
 or assistant United States attorney and the spouse and child of the
 attorney;
 (16) [(14)] a current or former employee of the office
 of the attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that
 office the duties of which involve law enforcement;
 (17) [(15)] a medical examiner or person who performs
 forensic analysis or testing who is employed by this state or one or
 more political subdivisions of this state;
 (18) [(16)] a current or former member of the United
 States armed forces who has served in an area that the president of
 the United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26
 U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United
 States are or have engaged in combat;
 (19) [(17)] a current or former employee of the Texas
 Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of
 the department;
 (20) [(18)] a current or former juvenile probation or
 supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
 Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
 under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
 (21) [(19)] a current or former employee of a juvenile
 justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
 261.405, Family Code; [and]
 (22) [(18)] a current or former employee of the Texas
 Civil Commitment Office or the predecessor in function of the
 office or a division of the office;
 (23) [(18)] a current or former employee of a federal
 judge or state judge; and
 (24)  an employee of or volunteer or contractor for a
 clinic or facility that provides abortion or family planning
 services.
 SECTION 2.  Section 13.004(c), Election Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
 (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;
 (6)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
 applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
 applicant's household is a victim of family violence as defined by
 Section 71.004, Family Code, who provided the registrar with:
 (A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
 Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
 protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
 or
 (B)  other independent documentary evidence
 necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
 another person in the applicant's household is a victim of family
 violence;
 (7)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
 applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
 applicant's household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse,
 stalking, or trafficking of persons who provided the registrar
 with:
 (A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
 Chapter 7A or Article 6.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
 magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
 (B)  other independent documentary evidence
 necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
 another person in the applicant's household is a victim of sexual
 assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
 (8)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
 applicant:
 (A)  is a participant in the address
 confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under
 Subchapter B, Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
 (B)  provided the registrar with proof of
 certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure.
 (9)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
 applicant is an employee of or volunteer or contractor for a clinic
 or facility that provides abortion or family planning services.
 SECTION 3.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
 over another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021,
 relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
 codes.
 SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.