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AN ACT
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relating to the nondisclosure of certain personal information in |
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voter registration records, concealed handgun license records, and |
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tax appraisal records that relates to a justice of the peace. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.0021(a)(2), Election Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(2) "State judge" means: |
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(A) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of an |
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appellate court, a district court, or a county court at law of this |
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state; [or] |
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(B) an associate judge appointed under Chapter |
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201, Family Code, or a retired associate judge or former associate |
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judge appointed under that chapter; or |
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(C) a justice of the peace. |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.171(4-b), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(4-b) "State judge" means: |
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(A) the judge of an appellate court, a district |
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court, or a county court at law of this state; [or] |
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(B) an associate judge appointed under Chapter |
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201, Family Code; or |
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(C) a justice of the peace. |
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SECTION 3. Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, as amended by |
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Chapters 594 (H.B. 41), 621 (H.B. 455), and 851 (H.B. 1141), Acts of |
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the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is reenacted and |
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amended to read 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; |
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(2) a county jailer as defined by Section 1701.001, |
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Occupations Code; |
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(3) an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice; |
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(4) a commissioned security officer as defined by |
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Section 1702.002, Occupations Code; |
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(5) a victim of family violence as defined by Section |
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71.004, Family Code, if as a result of the act of family violence |
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against the victim, the actor is convicted of a felony or a Class A |
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misdemeanor; [and] |
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(6) a federal judge or state judge; |
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(7) [(6)] 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; and |
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(8) [(6)] 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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SECTION 4. Section 25.025(a-1)(2), Tax Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(2) "State judge" means: |
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(A) a judge, former judge, or retired judge of an |
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appellate court, a district court, or a county court at law of this |
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state; [or] |
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(B) an associate judge appointed under Chapter |
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201, Family Code, or a retired associate judge or former associate |
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judge appointed under that chapter; or |
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(C) a justice of the peace. |
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SECTION 5. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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______________________________ |
______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 559 was passed by the House on April |
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9, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 559 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |