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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, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 19.42. PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT GRAND JURORS. (a) |
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Except as provided by Subsection (b), information collected by the |
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court, court personnel, or prosecuting attorney during the grand |
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jury selection process about a person who serves as a grand juror, |
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including the person's name, home address, home telephone number, |
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social security number, driver's license number, and other personal |
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information, is confidential and may not be disclosed by the court, |
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court personnel, or prosecuting attorney. |
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(b) On application by a party to the proceeding, or on |
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application by a member of the news media acting in that capacity, |
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to the court for the disclosure of information described by |
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Subsection (a), the court shall, on a showing of good cause, [the
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court shall] permit disclosure of the information to the applicant |
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[sought to a party to the proceeding]. |
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SECTION 2. Article 19.42, Code of Criminal Procedure, as |
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amended by this Act, applies to an application for disclosure of |
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grand juror information that is filed on or after the effective date |
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of this Act, regardless of whether the applicable grand juror who is |
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the subject of the information served on a grand jury impaneled |
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before, on, or after that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |