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