Bill Text: TX HB3633 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub

Texas House Bill 3633 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to access to personal information about jurors in a criminal trial.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-05-07 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB3633 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB3633-Comm_Sub.html

	83R19605 JRR-D

	By: Canales	H.B. No. 3633

	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3633:

	By: Herrero	C.S.H.B. No. 3633



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to access to personal information about jurors in a
	criminal trial.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Article 35.29, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Art. 35.29. PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT JURORS. (a)
	Information collected by the court or by a prosecuting attorney
	during the jury selection process about a person who serves as a
	juror, including the juror's home address, home telephone number,
	social security number, driver's license number, and other personal
	information, is confidential and may not be disclosed by the court,
	the prosecuting attorney, [~~the defense~~] counsel representing the
	defendant at trial or in a postconviction proceeding, or any court
	personnel except as otherwise provided by this article.
	(b) Information described by Subsection (a) may be
	disclosed to [~~on application by~~] a party in the trial or [on
	~~application by~~] a bona fide member of the news media acting in such
	capacity. The [~~to the court in which the person is serving or did~~
	~~serve as a juror. On a showing of good cause, the~~] court shall
	permit disclosure of the information only after an application for
	the information is made and good cause for receiving the
	information is shown [~~sought~~].
	(c) On a written request, the court shall disclose the
	information described by Subsection (a) that was collected by the
	court, including providing copies of any juror summons, to counsel
	representing the defendant in a postconviction proceeding. A
	showing of good cause is not required for a disclosure under this
	subsection. This subsection does not authorize the disclosure of
	information described by Subsection (a) that was collected by a
	prosecuting attorney.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to a jury selected on or after the effective date of this Act. A
	jury selected before the effective date of this Act is governed by
	the law in effect on the date the jury was selected, and the former
	law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.