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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 home address information |
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in ad valorem tax appraisal records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to: |
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(1) a current or former peace officer as defined by |
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Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the spouse or |
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surviving spouse of the peace officer; |
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(2) the adult child of a current peace officer as |
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defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(3) [(2)] a county jailer as defined by Section |
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1701.001, Occupations Code; |
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(4) [(3)] an employee of the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice; |
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(5) [(4)] a commissioned security officer as defined |
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by Section 1702.002, Occupations Code; |
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(6) [(5)] a victim of family violence as defined by |
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Section 71.004, Family Code, if as a result of the act of family |
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violence against the victim, the actor is convicted of a felony or a |
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Class A misdemeanor; |
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(7) [(6)] a federal judge, a state judge, or the |
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spouse of a federal judge or state judge; |
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(8) [(7)] a current or former employee of a district |
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attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal |
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attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child |
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protective services matters; |
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(9) [(8)] an officer or employee of a community |
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supervision and corrections department established under Chapter |
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76, Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section |
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76.004(b) of that code; |
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(10) [(9)] a criminal investigator of the United |
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States as described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure; |
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(11) [(10)] a police officer or inspector of the |
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United States Federal Protective Service; |
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(12) [(11)] a current or former United States attorney |
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or assistant United States attorney and the spouse and child of the |
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attorney; |
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(13) [(12)] a current or former employee of the office |
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of the attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that |
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office the duties of which involve law enforcement; |
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(14) [(13)] a medical examiner or person who performs |
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forensic analysis or testing who is employed by this state or one or |
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more political subdivisions of this state; |
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(15) [(14)] a current or former member of the United |
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States armed forces who has served in an area that the president of |
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the United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26 |
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U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United |
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States are or have engaged in combat; |
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(16) [(15)] a current or former employee of the Texas |
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Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of |
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the department; |
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(17) [(16)] a current or former juvenile probation or |
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supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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Department, or the predecessors in function of the department, |
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under Title 12, Human Resources Code; and |
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(18) [(17)] a current or former employee of a juvenile |
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justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section |
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261.405, Family Code. |
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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, 2017. |
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