S.B. No. 73
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to personal information that may be omitted from certain
  records and licenses.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 11.008(a), Property Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  In this section, "instrument" means a deed, [or] deed of
  trust, or any other record recorded by a county clerk related to
  real property, including a mineral lease, a mechanic's lien, and
  the release of a mechanic's lien.
         SECTION 2.  Section 25.025(b), Tax Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         (b)  Information in appraisal records under Section 25.02 is
  confidential and is available only for the official use of the
  appraisal district, this state, the comptroller, and taxing units
  and political subdivisions of this state if:
               (1)  the information identifies the home address of a
  named individual to whom this section applies; and
               (2)  the individual:
                     (A)  chooses to restrict public access to the
  information on the form prescribed for that purpose by the
  comptroller under Section 5.07; or
                     (B)  is a federal or state judge [as defined by
  Section 572.002, Government Code], or the spouse of a federal or
  state judge, beginning on the date the Office of Court
  Administration of the Texas Judicial System notifies the appraisal
  district of the judge's qualification for the judge's office.
         SECTION 3.  Section 521.121(c), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The department shall establish a procedure, on a license
  holder's qualification for office as a federal or state judge as
  defined by Section 13.0021, Election Code [572.002, Government
  Code], to omit the residence address of the judge and the spouse of
  the judge on the license holder's license and to include, in lieu of
  that address, the street address of the courthouse in which the
  license holder or license holder's spouse serves as a federal judge
  or state judge.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 73 passed the Senate on
  April 11, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 73 passed the House on
  May 17, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 5, two
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor