BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center |
S.B. 1525 |
88R13655 MLH-F |
By: Blanco |
|
Business & Commerce |
|
4/14/2023 |
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As Filed |
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Due to
the nature of Child Protective Services and Adult Protective Services cases,
Texas
Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) attorneys are continually
subject to
harassment, and verbal and physical threats. These threats often come from
clients, parents
whose children have been removed, and families of adults who have been removed
or are
subject to investigation for abuse, neglect and exploitation. DFPS attorneys'
duties in court
makes them particularly susceptible to harassment and threats due to the nature
of their
work.
S.B. 1525 will amend Chapter 25, Tax Code, to allow DFPS attorneys to keep
their
home address information private from public appraisal records. This is the
same
confidentiality already granted to DFPS caseworkers and to district and county
attorneys.
As proposed, S.B. 1525 amends current law relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, to provide that Section 25.025 (Confidentiality of Certain Home Address Information) applies only to certain people, including a current or former attorney for the Department of Family and Protective Services, and to make nonsubstantive changes.
SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2023.