| |
| |
|
|
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
|
|
|
AN ACT
|
|
|
relating to the prohibited release of personal information |
|
|
collected during the jury selection process. |
|
|
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
|
|
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 62, Government Code, is |
|
|
amended by adding Section 62.022 to read as follows: |
|
|
Sec. 62.022. PERSONAL INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. (a) |
|
|
Except as provided by Subsection (b), personal information |
|
|
collected by the court, a party, or a party's attorney during the |
|
|
jury selection process about a person who reports for jury duty is |
|
|
confidential and may not be disclosed by the court, a party, a |
|
|
party's attorney, or any court personnel. Information considered |
|
|
confidential under this subsection includes: |
|
|
(1) a person's: |
|
|
(A) home address; |
|
|
(B) telephone number; |
|
|
(C) social security number; and |
|
|
(D) driver's license number; |
|
|
(2) information provided in the juror questionnaire |
|
|
required by Section 62.0132; and |
|
|
(3) any other personal information. |
|
|
(b) The court may authorize the disclosure of information |
|
|
described by Subsection (a) only on submission of an application to |
|
|
the court showing good cause for the disclosure by: |
|
|
(1) a party to the proceeding; or |
|
|
(2) a person acting in the actual discharge of the |
|
|
person's duties as a member of the news media. |
|
|
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
|
|
to a person who reports for jury duty on or after the effective date |
|
|
of this Act. |
|
|
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |