Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R290 TJB-D
2	2	By: González of El Paso, Guillen, Gamez, H.B. No. 96
3	3	Lopez of Cameron, VanDeaver, et al.
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6	6	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	7	AN ACT
8	8	relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information
9	9	in ad valorem tax appraisal records.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, is amended to read
12	12	as follows:
13	13	(a) This section applies only to:
14	14	(1) a current or former peace officer as defined by
15	15	Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the spouse or
16	16	surviving spouse of the peace officer;
17	17	(2) the adult child of a current peace officer as
18	18	defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure;
19	19	(3) a current or honorably retired county jailer as
20	20	defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code;
21	21	(4) an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal
22	22	Justice;
23	23	(5) a commissioned security officer as defined by
24	24	Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
25	25	(6) an individual who shows that the individual, the
26	26	individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
27	27	is a victim of family violence as defined by Section 71.004, Family
28	28	Code, by providing:
29	29	(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
30	30	Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
31	31	protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
32	32	or
33	33	(B) other independent documentary evidence
34	34	necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
35	35	another person in the individual's household is a victim of family
36	36	violence;
37	37	(7) an individual who shows that the individual, the
38	38	individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
39	39	is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of
40	40	persons by providing:
41	41	(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
42	42	Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
43	43	magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
44	44	17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
45	45	(B) other independent documentary evidence
46	46	necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
47	47	another person in the individual's household is a victim of sexual
48	48	assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
49	49	(8) a participant in the address confidentiality
50	50	program administered by the attorney general under Subchapter B,
51	51	Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure, who provides proof of
52	52	certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure;
53	53	(9) a federal judge, a federal bankruptcy judge, a
54	54	marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a state judge, or a
55	55	family member of a federal judge, a federal bankruptcy judge, a
56	56	marshal of the United States Marshals Service, or a state judge;
57	57	(10) a current or former district attorney, criminal
58	58	district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
59	59	jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
60	60	matters;
61	61	(11) a current or former employee of a district
62	62	attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
63	63	attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
64	64	protective services matters;
65	65	(12) an officer or employee of a community supervision
66	66	and corrections department established under Chapter 76,
67	67	Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b)
68	68	of that code;
69	69	(13) a criminal investigator of the United States as
70	70	described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
71	71	(14) a current or honorably retired police officer or
72	72	inspector of the United States Federal Protective Service;
73	73	(15) a current or former United States attorney,
74	74	assistant United States attorney, federal public defender, deputy
75	75	federal public defender, or assistant federal public defender and
76	76	the spouse and child of the attorney or public defender;
77	77	(16) a current or former employee of the office of the
78	78	attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office
79	79	the duties of which involve law enforcement;
80	80	(17) a medical examiner or person who performs
81	81	forensic analysis or testing who is employed by this state or one or
82	82	more political subdivisions of this state;
83	83	(18) a current or former member of the United States
84	84	armed forces who has served in an area that the president of the
85	85	United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26
86	86	U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United
87	87	States are or have engaged in combat;
88	88	(19) a current or former employee of the Texas
89	89	Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of
90	90	the department;
91	91	(20) a current or former juvenile probation or
92	92	supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
93	93	Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
94	94	under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
95	95	(21) a current or former employee of a juvenile
96	96	justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
97	97	261.405, Family Code;
98	98	(22) a current or former employee of the Texas Civil
99	99	Commitment Office or the predecessor in function of the office or a
100	100	division of the office;
101	101	(23) a current or former employee of a federal judge or
102	102	state judge;
103	103	(24) a current or former child protective services
104	104	caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator
105	105	for the Department of Family and Protective Services or a current or
106	106	former employee of a department contractor performing child
107	107	protective services caseworker, adult protective services
108	108	caseworker, or investigator functions for the contractor on behalf
109	109	of the department;
110	110	(25) an elected public officer; [and]
111	111	(26) a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or
112	112	emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,
113	113	Health and Safety Code; and
114	114	(27) a customs and border protection officer or border
115	115	patrol agent of United States Customs and Border Protection.
116	116	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
117	117	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
118	118	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
119	119	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
120	120	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.