H.B. No. 611
AN ACT
relating to the creation of the criminal offense of unlawful
disclosure of residence address or telephone number.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 42, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Section 42.074 to read as follows:
Sec. 42.074. UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE OF RESIDENCE ADDRESS OR
TELEPHONE NUMBER. (a) A person commits an offense if the person
posts on a publicly accessible website the residence address or
telephone number of an individual with the intent to cause harm or a
threat of harm to the individual or a member of the individual's
family or household.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor,
except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the offense
results in the bodily injury of:
(1) the individual whose residence address or
telephone number was posted on a publicly accessible website; or
(2) a member of the individual's family or household.
(c) This section does not apply to a public servant who
posted information described by Subsection (a) to a publicly
accessible website in the performance of the public servant's
duties as required by or in accordance with state or federal law.
(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
section also constitutes an offense under Section 36.06(a-1), the
actor may be prosecuted under either section but not both.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 611 was passed by the House on April
25, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 2, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 611 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor