C.S.H.B. 2819 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


C.S.H.B. 2819
By: Driver
State Affairs
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND 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, their family,
and their property.  The purpose of C.S.H.B. 2819 is to provide 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

It is the opinion of the committee that this bill does not expressly
delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer,
department, institution, or agency. 

ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 2819 amends Section 25.025 (a), Tax Code, to provide that victims
of family violence (as defined by Section 71.004 of the Family Code) may
restrict public access to their home addresses if the perpetrator of the
act of family violence against the victim has been convicted of a felony
or Class A misdemeanor. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

Upon passage, or, if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2003. 


COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.H.B. 2819 is a Legislative Council draft that makes non-substantive
changes to the language of the original bill.