Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R13261 MCF-F
2	2	By: Zwiener H.B. No. 4869
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information
8	8	in certain documents.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 13.004(c), Election Code, is amended to
11	11	read as follows:
12	12	(c) The following information furnished on a registration
13	13	application is confidential and does not constitute public
14	14	information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code:
15	15	(1) a social security number;
16	16	(2) a Texas driver's license number;
17	17	(3) a number of a personal identification card issued
18	18	by the Department of Public Safety;
19	19	(4) the residence address of the applicant, if the
20	20	applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge,
21	21	a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States
22	22	attorney, or a state judge, a family member of a federal judge,
23	23	including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United
24	24	States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state
25	25	judge, the spouse of a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12,
26	26	Code of Criminal Procedure, or an individual to whom Section
27	27	552.1175, Government Code, or Section 521.1211, Transportation
28	28	Code, applies and the applicant:
29	29	(A) included an affidavit with the registration
30	30	application describing the applicant's status under this
31	31	subdivision, if the applicant is a federal judge, including a
32	32	federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals
33	33	Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge or a family
34	34	member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a
35	35	marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States
36	36	attorney, or a state judge;
37	37	(B) provided the registrar with an affidavit
38	38	describing the applicant's status under this subdivision, if the
39	39	applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge,
40	40	a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States
41	41	attorney, or a state judge or a family member of a federal judge,
42	42	including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United
43	43	States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state
44	44	judge; or
45	45	(C) provided the registrar with a completed form
46	46	approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the
47	47	registrar of the applicant's status under this subdivision;
48	48	(5) the residence address of the applicant, if the
49	49	applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
50	50	applicant's household is a victim of family violence as defined by
51	51	Section 71.004, Family Code, who provided the registrar with:
52	52	(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
53	53	Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
54	54	protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
55	55	or
56	56	(B) other independent documentary evidence
57	57	necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
58	58	another person in the applicant's household is a victim of family
59	59	violence;
60	60	(6) the residence address of the applicant, if the
61	61	applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
62	62	applicant's household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse,
63	63	stalking, or trafficking of persons who provided the registrar
64	64	with:
65	65	(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
66	66	Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
67	67	magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
68	68	17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
69	69	(B) other independent documentary evidence
70	70	necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
71	71	another person in the applicant's household is a victim of sexual
72	72	assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
73	73	(7) the residence address of the applicant, if the
74	74	applicant:
75	75	(A) is a participant in the address
76	76	confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under
77	77	Subchapter B, Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
78	78	(B) provided the registrar with proof of
79	79	certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure;
80	80	[or]
81	81	(8) the telephone number of any applicant submitting
82	82	documentation under Subdivision (4), (5), (6), or (7); or
83	83	(9) the residence address of the applicant, if the
84	84	applicant is an employee of or a volunteer or contractor for a
85	85	clinic or facility that provides abortion services or
86	86	gender-affirming health care services.
87	87	SECTION 2. Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, is amended to read
88	88	as follows:
89	89	(a) This section applies only to:
90	90	(1) a current or former peace officer as defined by
91	91	Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the spouse or
92	92	surviving spouse of the peace officer;
93	93	(2) the adult child of a current peace officer as
94	94	defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure;
95	95	(3) a current or honorably retired county jailer as
96	96	defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code;
97	97	(4) an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal
98	98	Justice;
99	99	(5) a commissioned security officer as defined by
100	100	Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
101	101	(6) an individual who shows that the individual, the
102	102	individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
103	103	is a victim of family violence as defined by Section 71.004, Family
104	104	Code, by providing:
105	105	(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
106	106	Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
107	107	protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
108	108	or
109	109	(B) other independent documentary evidence
110	110	necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
111	111	another person in the individual's household is a victim of family
112	112	violence;
113	113	(7) an individual who shows that the individual, the
114	114	individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
115	115	is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of
116	116	persons by providing:
117	117	(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
118	118	Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
119	119	magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
120	120	17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
121	121	(B) other independent documentary evidence
122	122	necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
123	123	another person in the individual's household is a victim of sexual
124	124	assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
125	125	(8) a participant in the address confidentiality
126	126	program administered by the attorney general under Subchapter B,
127	127	Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure, who provides proof of
128	128	certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure;
129	129	(9) a federal judge, a federal bankruptcy judge, a
130	130	marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a state judge, or a
131	131	family member of a federal judge, a federal bankruptcy judge, a
132	132	marshal of the United States Marshals Service, or a state judge;
133	133	(10) a current or former district attorney, criminal
134	134	district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
135	135	jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
136	136	matters;
137	137	(11) a current or former employee of a district
138	138	attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
139	139	attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
140	140	protective services matters;
141	141	(12) an officer or employee of a community supervision
142	142	and corrections department established under Chapter 76,
143	143	Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b)
144	144	of that code;
145	145	(13) a criminal investigator of the United States as
146	146	described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
147	147	(14) a current or honorably retired police officer or
148	148	inspector of the United States Federal Protective Service;
149	149	(15) a current or former United States attorney,
150	150	assistant United States attorney, federal public defender, deputy
151	151	federal public defender, or assistant federal public defender and
152	152	the spouse and child of the attorney or public defender;
153	153	(16) a current or former employee of the office of the
154	154	attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office
155	155	the duties of which involve law enforcement;
156	156	(17) a medical examiner or person who performs
157	157	forensic analysis or testing who is employed by this state or one or
158	158	more political subdivisions of this state;
159	159	(18) a current or former member of the United States
160	160	armed forces who has served in an area that the president of the
161	161	United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26
162	162	U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United
163	163	States are or have engaged in combat;
164	164	(19) a current or former employee of the Texas
165	165	Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of
166	166	the department;
167	167	(20) a current or former juvenile probation or
168	168	supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
169	169	Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
170	170	under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
171	171	(21) a current or former employee of a juvenile
172	172	justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
173	173	261.405, Family Code;
174	174	(22) a current or former employee of the Texas Civil
175	175	Commitment Office or the predecessor in function of the office or a
176	176	division of the office;
177	177	(23) a current or former employee of a federal judge or
178	178	state judge;
179	179	(24) a current or former child protective services
180	180	caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator
181	181	for the Department of Family and Protective Services or a current or
182	182	former employee of a department contractor performing child
183	183	protective services caseworker, adult protective services
184	184	caseworker, or investigator functions for the contractor on behalf
185	185	of the department;
186	186	(25) an elected public officer; [and]
187	187	(26) a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or
188	188	emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,
189	189	Health and Safety Code;
190	190	(27) an employee of or a volunteer or contractor for a
191	191	clinic or facility that provides abortion services or
192	192	gender-affirming health care services; and
193	193	(28) an employee of or a volunteer or contractor for an
194	194	organization that provides logistical or financial support to
195	195	individuals seeking an abortion or gender-affirming health care.
196	196	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
197	197	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
198	198	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
199	199	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
200	200	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.