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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of the home or residence address of |
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a state or federal judge or the judge's spouse in certain government |
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records and documents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.025(b), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) Information in appraisal records under Section 25.02 is |
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confidential and is available only for the official use of the |
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appraisal district, this state, the comptroller, and taxing units |
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and political subdivisions of this state if: |
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(1) the information identifies the home address of a |
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named individual to whom this section applies; and |
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(2) the individual: |
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(A) chooses to restrict public access to the |
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information on the form prescribed for that purpose by the |
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comptroller under Section 5.07; or |
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(B) is a federal or state judge [as defined by
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Section 572.002, Government Code], or the spouse of a federal or |
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state judge, beginning on the date the Office of Court |
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Administration of the Texas Judicial System notifies the appraisal |
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district of the judge's qualification for the judge's office. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.121(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The department shall establish a procedure, on a license |
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holder's qualification for office as a federal or state judge as |
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defined by Section 13.0021, Election Code [572.002, Government
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Code], to omit the residence address of the judge and the spouse of |
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the judge on the license holder's license and to include, in lieu of |
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that address, the street address of the courthouse in which the |
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license holder or license holder's spouse serves as a federal judge |
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or state judge. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2019. |