SRC-VRA H.B. 2819 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 2819 78R10362 JD-FBy: Driver (Deuell) Intergovernmental Relations 5/21/2003 Engrossed DIGEST AND PURPOSE Under Section 25.02, Tax Code, tax appraisal district records must include the name and address of the property owner. In the case of the victim of a serious crime of family violence, disclosure of the home addresses of such individuals is potentially dangerous to the individual, the individual's family, and the individual's property. H.B. 2819 provides that information in appraisal records that identifies the home address of certain victims of family violence is confidential and is available only for the official use of the appraisal district, this state, the comptroller of public accounts, and taxing units and political subdivisions of this state. 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 this section applies to a peace officer, a county jailer, an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, a commissioned security officer and a victim of family violence as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, if as a result of the act of family violence against the victim, the actor is convicted of a felony or a Class A misdemeanor. SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2003.