Bill Text: TX HB1102 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Relating to providing a telephone number for certain governmental purposes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-03 - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal [HB1102 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB1102-Comm_Sub.html
  85R17894 CAE-D
 
  By: Hernandez H.B. No. 1102
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1102:
 
  By:  Hernandez C.S.H.B. No. 1102
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to providing a telephone number for certain governmental
  purposes.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 13.004(a) and (c), Election Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The registrar may [not] transcribe, copy, or otherwise
  record a telephone number furnished on a registration application
  only for purposes of reconstituting a jury wheel as provided by
  Sections 62.001 and 62.002, Government Code.
         (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, 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 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; or
               (6)  a telephone number.
         SECTION 2.  Section 18.066(b), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  Information furnished under this section may not
  include:
               (1)  a voter's social security number; [or]
               (2)  the residence address of a voter who is a federal
  judge or state judge, as defined by Section 13.0021, or the spouse
  of a federal judge or state judge, if the voter included an
  affidavit with the voter's registration application under Section
  13.0021 or the applicable registrar has received an affidavit
  submitted under Section 15.0215; or
               (3)  a voter's telephone number.
         SECTION 3.  Sections 62.001(c) and (i), Government Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  Each year not later than the third Tuesday in November
  or the date provided by Section 16.032, Election Code, for the
  cancellation of voter registrations, whichever is earlier, the
  voter registrar of each county shall furnish to the secretary of
  state a current voter registration list from all the precincts in
  the county that, except as provided by Subsection (d), includes:
               (1)  the complete name, mailing address, date of birth,
  voter registration number, and precinct number for each voter;
               (2)  if available, the Texas driver's license number or
  personal identification card or certificate number, [and] social
  security number, and telephone number for each voter; and
               (3)  any other information included on the voter
  registration list of the county.
         (i)  The commissioners court may, instead of using the method
  provided by Subsections (c) through (h), contract with another
  governmental unit or a private person to combine the voter
  registration list with the list furnished by the Department of
  Public Safety. Subsections (c) through (h) do not apply to a county
  in which the commissioners court has contracted with another
  governmental unit or a private person under this subsection. The
  Department of Public Safety may not charge a fee for furnishing a
  list under this subsection. Each list must contain the name, date
  of birth, address, county of residence, and citizenship status of
  each person listed and if available, the telephone number of each
  person. If practical, each list must contain any other information
  useful in determining if the person is qualified to serve as a
  juror.
         SECTION 4.  Section 62.002, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 62.002.  JURY WHEEL CARDS. (a) The officials or their
  deputies who reconstitute the jury wheel shall write on a separate
  jury wheel card of uniform size and color the name and, if possible,
  the post office address and telephone number of each prospective
  juror that resides in the county and whose name appears on the
  current lists used under Section 62.001. The name of each
  prospective juror may appear on only one card.
         (b)  In a county with a population of 140,000 or more, the
  commissioners court shall employ typists who shall type the names,
  [and] addresses, and if available, telephone numbers of qualified
  prospective jurors on separate jury wheel cards of uniform size and
  color under the direction and control of the district clerk. The
  expenses incurred in typing the names, [and] addresses, and
  telephone numbers must be authorized, reported, and paid and
  accounted for under the laws and rules that govern the payment of
  other expenses of the office of district clerk. The compensation of
  the typists and the expenses are paid from the jury fund.
         SECTION 5.  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, 2017.
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