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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain grand juror information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 19.42(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), information |
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collected by the court, court personnel, or prosecuting attorney |
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during the grand jury selection process about a person who serves as |
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a grand juror, including the person's name, home address, home |
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telephone number, social security number, driver's license number, |
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and other personal information, is confidential and may not be |
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disclosed by the court, court personnel, or prosecuting attorney. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |