BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 3327 By: Wu State Affairs Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE At present, judges, prosecutors, and police officers, among others, are able to have their home address removed from local appraisal records. However, this protection is not in place for public defenders. H.B. 3327 seeks to remedy this issue. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 3327 amends the Tax Code to extend confidentiality protections of certain home address information in local property tax appraisal records to an employee of a public defender's office. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2023.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 3327
By: Wu
State Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 3327
By: Wu
State Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE At present, judges, prosecutors, and police officers, among others, are able to have their home address removed from local appraisal records. However, this protection is not in place for public defenders. H.B. 3327 seeks to remedy this issue.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 3327 amends the Tax Code to extend confidentiality protections of certain home address information in local property tax appraisal records to an employee of a public defender's office.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
At present, judges, prosecutors, and police officers, among others, are able to have their home address removed from local appraisal records. However, this protection is not in place for public defenders. H.B. 3327 seeks to remedy this issue.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 3327 amends the Tax Code to extend confidentiality protections of certain home address information in local property tax appraisal records to an employee of a public defender's office.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2023.