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Amend SB 489 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 159, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subchapter D to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER D. PROTECTION FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS
Sec. 159.071. OMISSION OF ADDRESS. (a) In this section:
(1) "County attorney" means a county attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services matter.
(2) "State judge" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.0021, Election Code.
(b) On receiving notice from the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System of a county attorney's or state judge's qualifications for office or on receipt of a written request from a county attorney, state judge, spouse of a county attorney or state judge, or candidate for the office of county attorney or state judge, the county clerk shall remove or redact the residence address of the county attorney, state judge, spouse of a county attorney or state judge, or candidate for the office of county attorney or state judge from any report filed under this chapter by the county attorney, state judge, or candidate before the statement is made available to a member of the public.
SECTION ____. Section 145.007, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) On the written request of a municipal court judge of the municipality or a candidate for municipal court judge, the clerk or secretary of the municipality shall remove or redact the residence address of the municipal court judge, municipal court judge's