88R290 TJB-D
	By: Blanco	S.B. No. 617

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information
	in ad valorem tax appraisal records.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, is amended to read
	as follows:
	(a)  This section applies only to:
	(1)  a current or former peace officer as defined by
	Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the spouse or
	surviving spouse of the peace officer;
	(2)  the adult child of a current peace officer as
	defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure;
	(3)  a current or honorably retired county jailer as
	defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code;
	(4)  an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal
	Justice;
	(5)  a commissioned security officer as defined by
	Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
	(6)  an individual who shows that the individual, the
	individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
	is a victim of family violence as defined by Section 71.004, Family
	Code, by providing:
	(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 individual, the individual's child, or
	another person in the individual's household is a victim of family
	violence;
	(7)  an individual who shows that the individual, the
	individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
	is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of
	persons by providing:
	(A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
	Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, 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 individual, the individual's child, or
	another person in the individual's household is a victim of sexual
	assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
	(8)  a participant in the address confidentiality
	program administered by the attorney general under Subchapter B,
	Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure, who provides proof of
	certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure;
	(9)  a federal judge, a federal bankruptcy judge, a
	marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a state judge, or a
	family member of a federal judge, a federal bankruptcy judge, a
	marshal of the United States Marshals Service, or a state judge;
	(10)  a current or former district attorney, criminal
	district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
	jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
	matters;
	(11)  a current or former employee of a district
	attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
	attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
	protective services matters;
	(12)  an officer or employee of a community supervision
	and corrections department established under Chapter 76,
	Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b)
	of that code;
	(13)  a criminal investigator of the United States as
	described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
	(14)  a current or honorably retired police officer or
	inspector of the United States Federal Protective Service;
	(15)  a current or former United States attorney,
	assistant United States attorney, federal public defender, deputy
	federal public defender, or assistant federal public defender and
	the spouse and child of the attorney or public defender;
	(16)  a current or former employee of the office of the
	attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office
	the duties of which involve law enforcement;
	(17)  a medical examiner or person who performs
	forensic analysis or testing who is employed by this state or one or
	more political subdivisions of this state;
	(18)  a current or former member of the United States
	armed forces who has served in an area that the president of the
	United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26
	U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United
	States are or have engaged in combat;
	(19)  a current or former employee of the Texas
	Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of
	the department;
	(20)  a current or former juvenile probation or
	supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
	Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
	under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
	(21)  a current or former employee of a juvenile
	justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
	261.405, Family Code;
	(22)  a current or former employee of the Texas Civil
	Commitment Office or the predecessor in function of the office or a
	division of the office;
	(23)  a current or former employee of a federal judge or
	state judge;
	(24)  a current or former child protective services
	caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator
	for the Department of Family and Protective Services or a current or
	former employee of a department contractor performing child
	protective services caseworker, adult protective services
	caseworker, or investigator functions for the contractor on behalf
	of the department;
	(25)  an elected public officer; [and]
	(26)  a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or
	emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,
	Health and Safety Code; and
	(27)  a customs and border protection officer or border
	patrol agent of United States Customs and Border Protection.
	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, 2023.