H.B. No. 3100

	AN ACT
	relating to the confidentiality of certain registered voters.
	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;
	(5)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
	applicant is a federal judge or state judge, as defined by Section
	13.0021, the spouse of a federal judge or state judge, the spouse of
	a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal
	Procedure, 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 the registrar with an affidavit
	describing the applicant's status under this subdivision,
	including an affidavit 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;
	(6)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
	applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
	applicant's household is a victim of family violence as defined by
	Section 71.004, Family Code, who provided the registrar with:
	(A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
	Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
	protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
	or
	(B)  other independent documentary evidence
	necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
	another person in the applicant's household is a victim of family
	violence;
	(7)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
	applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
	applicant's household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse,
	stalking, or trafficking of persons who provided the registrar
	with:
	(A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
	Chapter 7A or Article 6.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
	magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
	17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
	(B)  other independent documentary evidence
	necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
	another person in the applicant's household is a victim of sexual
	assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons; or
	(8)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
	applicant:
	(A)  is a participant in the address
	confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under
	Subchapter C, Chapter 56, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
	(B)  provided the registrar with proof of
	certification under Article 56.84, Code of Criminal Procedure.
	SECTION 2.  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, 2019.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 3100 was passed by the House on May 3,
	2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 3100 was passed by the Senate on May
	19, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
	_____________________
	Governor