H.B. No. 1632
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the confidentiality of certain identifying information
  of peace officers, county jailers, security officers, employees of
  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a prosecutor's office,
  or judges and their spouses.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 13.004(c), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  The following information furnished on a registration
  application is confidential and does not constitute public
  information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code:
               (1)  a social security number;
               (2)  a Texas driver's license number;
               (3)  a number of a personal identification card issued
  by the Department of Public Safety;
               (4)  an indication that an applicant is interested in
  working as an election judge; or
               (5)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
  applicant is a federal judge or state judge, as defined by Section
  13.0021, [or] the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, or an
  individual to whom Section 552.1175, Government Code, applies and
  the applicant:
                     (A)  included an affidavit with the registration
  application describing the applicant's status under this
  subdivision, including an affidavit under Section 13.0021 if the
  applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a
  federal judge or state judge;
                     (B)  provided [or] the registrar with [has
  received] an affidavit describing the applicant's status under this
  subdivision, including an affidavit [submitted] under Section
  15.0215 if the applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the
  spouse of a federal judge or state judge; or
                     (C)  provided the registrar with a completed form
  approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the
  registrar of the applicant's status under this subdivision.
         SECTION 2.  The heading to Section 552.1175, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 552.1175.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN IDENTIFYING 
  [ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, AND
  PERSONAL FAMILY] INFORMATION OF PEACE OFFICERS, COUNTY JAILERS,
  SECURITY OFFICERS, [AND] EMPLOYEES OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
  CRIMINAL JUSTICE OR A PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, AND FEDERAL AND STATE
  JUDGES.
         SECTION 3.  Sections 552.1175(a) and (b), Government Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  This section applies only to:
               (1)  peace officers as defined by Article 2.12, Code of
  Criminal Procedure;
               (2)  county jailers as defined by Section 1701.001,
  Occupations Code;
               (3)  current or former employees of the Texas
  Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of
  the department or any division of the department;
               (4)  commissioned security officers as defined by
  Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
               (5)  employees of a district attorney, criminal
  district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
  jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
  matters;
               (6)  officers and employees of a community supervision
  and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who perform
  a duty described by Section 76.004(b);
               (7)  criminal investigators of the United States as
  described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
               (8)  police officers and inspectors of the United
  States Federal Protective Service; [and]
               (9)  current and former employees of the office of the
  attorney general who are or were assigned to a division of that
  office the duties of which involve law enforcement; and
               (10)  federal judges and state judges as defined by
  Section 13.0021, Election Code.
         (b)  Information that relates to the home address, home
  telephone number, emergency contact information, date of birth, or
  social security number of an individual to whom this section
  applies, or that reveals whether the individual has family members
  is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public under this
  chapter if the individual to whom the information relates:
               (1)  chooses to restrict public access to the
  information; and
               (2)  notifies the governmental body of the individual's
  choice on a form provided by the governmental body, accompanied by
  evidence of the individual's status.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1632 was passed by the House on May 2,
  2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 1632 on May 24, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0,
  2 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1632 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 22, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
  0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor