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      88(R) SB 1367 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
      
            S.B.  No.  1367
         
               AN ACT
            
            relating to the confidentiality of certain information for 
         
            employees of a county courthouse or the Office of Court 
         
            Administration of the Texas Judicial System and the employees'  
         
            family members.
         
                          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         
                          SECTION  1.    The heading to Section 13.0021, Election Code, 
         
            is amended to read as follows:
         
                          Sec.  13.0021.    ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION FROM 
         
            CERTAIN FEDERAL AND STATE JUDGES, FEDERAL OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENTAL 
         
            EMPLOYEES, AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
         
                          SECTION  2.    Section 13.0021(b), Election Code, is amended to 
         
            read as follows:
         
                          (b)    The registrar of the county shall omit from the 
         
            registration list the residence address for a [If the] registration 
         
            applicant who is:
         
                                      (1)    a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy 
         
            judge;
         
                                      (2)    [,] a state judge;
         
                                      (3)    [,] a marshal of the United States Marshals 
         
            Service;
         
                                      (4)    [,] a United States attorney;
         
                                      (5)    an employee whose duties are performed on behalf 
         
            of the administration of a court, including a court clerk, court 
         
            coordinator, court administrator, law clerk, or staff attorney;
         
                                      (6)    a current or former employee of the Office of Court 
         
            Administration of the Texas Judicial System and entities 
         
            administratively attached to the office;[,] or
         
                                      (7)    a family member of a person listed in Subdivisions 
         
            (1)-(6) [state judge, a federal judge, including a federal 
         
            bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, 
         
            or a United States attorney, the registrar of the county shall omit 
         
            the applicant's residence address from the registration list].
         
                          SECTION  3.    Section 72.016, Government Code, is amended to 
         
            read as follows:
         
                          Sec.  72.016.    NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR JUDICIAL PRIVACY.  
         
            The director shall develop a procedure to regularly notify county 
         
            registrars, the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Ethics 
         
            Commission, and any other state or local government  agency the 
         
            office determines should be notified of the judges, judges' 
         
            spouses, employees of the Office of Court Administration of the 
         
            Texas Judicial System and entities administratively attached to the 
         
            office, and related family members whose personal information must 
         
            be kept from public records, as provided under Sections 552.117 and 
         
            572.035 of this code, Sections 13.0021 and 15.0215, Election Code, 
         
            Section 25.025, Tax Code, and Section 521.121, Transportation Code.
         
                          SECTION  4.    Section 552.117, Government Code, is amended by 
         
            amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to 
         
            read as follows:
         
                          (a)    Information is excepted from the requirements of 
         
            Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home 
         
            address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or 
         
            social security number of the following person or that reveals 
         
            whether the person has family members:
         
                                      (1)    a current or former official or employee of a 
         
            governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024;
         
                                      (2)    a current or honorably retired peace officer as 
         
            defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a current or 
         
            honorably retired security officer commissioned under Section 
         
            51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer complies 
         
            with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
         
                                      (3)    a current or former employee of the Texas 
         
            Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of 
         
            the department or any division of the department, regardless of 
         
            whether the current or former employee complies with Section 
         
            552.1175;
         
                                      (4)    a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of 
         
            Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement 
         
            officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections 
         
            officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this 
         
            Statutes affected: 
Introduced: Election Code 13.0021, Government Code 552.117, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, Transportation Code 521.121 (Tax Code 25, Government Code 552, Election Code 13, Transportation Code 521)
Senate Committee Report: Election Code 13.0021, Government Code 552.117, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, Transportation Code 521.121 (Tax Code 25, Government Code 552, Election Code 13, Transportation Code 521)
Engrossed: Election Code 13.0021, Government Code 552.117, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, Transportation Code 521.121 (Tax Code 25, Government Code 552, Election Code 13, Transportation Code 521)
House Committee Report: Election Code 13.0021, Government Code 72.016, Government Code 25.025, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, Transportation Code 521.121 (Government Code 25, Election Code 13, Government Code 72, Tax Code 25, Transportation Code 521, Government Code 552)
Enrolled: Election Code 13.0021, Government Code 72.016, Government Code 25.025, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, Transportation Code 521.121 (Government Code 25, Election Code 13, Government Code 72, Tax Code 25, Transportation Code 521, Government Code 552)




	AN ACT
	relating to the confidentiality of certain information for
	employees of a county courthouse or the Office of Court
	Administration of the Texas Judicial System and the employees'
	family members.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. The heading to Section 13.0021, Election Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 13.0021. ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION FROM
	CERTAIN FEDERAL AND STATE JUDGES, FEDERAL OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENTAL
	EMPLOYEES, AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
	SECTION 2. Section 13.0021(b), Election Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b) The registrar of the county shall omit from the
	registration list the residence address for a [~~If the~~] registration
	applicant who is:
	(1) a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy
	judge;
	(2) [,] a state judge;
	(3) [,] a marshal of the United States Marshals
	Service;
	(4) [,] a United States attorney;
	(5) an employee whose duties are performed on behalf
	of the administration of a court, including a court clerk, court
	coordinator, court administrator, law clerk, or staff attorney;
	(6) a current or former employee of the Office of Court
	Administration of the Texas Judicial System and entities
	administratively attached to the office;[,] or
	(7) a family member of a person listed in Subdivisions
	(1)-(6) [~~state judge, a federal judge, including a federal~~
	~~bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service,~~
	~~or a United States attorney, the registrar of the county shall omit~~
	~~the applicant's residence address from the registration list~~].
	SECTION 3. Section 72.016, Government Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 72.016. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR JUDICIAL PRIVACY.
	The director shall develop a procedure to regularly notify county
	registrars, the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Ethics
	Commission, and any other state or local government agency the
	office determines should be notified of the judges, judges'
	spouses, employees of the Office of Court Administration of the
	Texas Judicial System and entities administratively attached to the
	office, and related family members whose personal information must
	be kept from public records, as provided under Sections 552.117 and
	572.035 of this code, Sections 13.0021 and 15.0215, Election Code,
	Section 25.025, Tax Code, and Section 521.121, Transportation Code.
	SECTION 4. Section 552.117, Government Code, is amended by
	amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
	read as follows:
	(a) Information is excepted from the requirements of
	Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home
	address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or
	social security number of the following person or that reveals
	whether the person has family members:
	(1) a current or former official or employee of a
	governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024;
	(2) a current or honorably retired peace officer as
	defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a current or
	honorably retired security officer commissioned under Section
	51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer complies
	with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
	(3) a current or former employee of the Texas
	Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of
	the department or any division of the department, regardless of
	whether the current or former employee complies with Section
	552.1175;
	(4) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of
	Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement
	officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections
	officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this
Statutes affected: Introduced: Election Code 13.0021, Government Code 552.117, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, Transportation Code 521.121 (Tax Code 25, Government Code 552, Election Code 13, Transportation Code 521) Senate Committee Report: Election Code 13.0021, Government Code 552.117, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, Transportation Code 521.121 (Tax Code 25, Government Code 552, Election Code 13, Transportation Code 521) Engrossed: Election Code 13.0021, Government Code 552.117, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, Transportation Code 521.121 (Tax Code 25, Government Code 552, Election Code 13, Transportation Code 521) House Committee Report: Election Code 13.0021, Government Code 72.016, Government Code 25.025, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, Transportation Code 521.121 (Government Code 25, Election Code 13, Government Code 72, Tax Code 25, Transportation Code 521, Government Code 552) Enrolled: Election Code 13.0021, Government Code 72.016, Government Code 25.025, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, Transportation Code 521.121 (Government Code 25, Election Code 13, Government Code 72, Tax Code 25, Transportation Code 521, Government Code 552)