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.