89R3980 PRL-D     By: Smithee H.B. No. 1945       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the confidentiality of a public or private school   employee's home address information in property tax appraisal   records.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:   SECTION 1.  Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, as amended by   Chapters 76 (S.B. 617), 152 (S.B. 870), 430 (H.B. 1911), 765 (H.B.   4504), and 937 (S.B. 1525), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:          (a)  This section applies only to:                (1)  a current or former peace officer as defined by   Article 2A.001, 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 2A.001, 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 2A.002(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 or are performed under   Chapter 231, Family Code;                (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;                (26)  a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or   emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,   Health and Safety Code;                (27)  a customs and border protection officer or border   patrol agent of United States Customs and Border Protection or the   spouse, surviving spouse, or adult child of a customs and border   protection officer or border patrol agent;                (28)  [(27)  a current or former attorney for the   Department of Family and Protective Services                [(27)]  a current or former employee or contract staff   member of a university health care provider at a corrections   facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or   the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; [and]                (29) [(28)]  a current or former attorney for the   Department of Family and Protective Services; and                (30)  an employee of a school district or of an   open-enrollment charter school or private school as defined by   Section 5.001, Education Code.          SECTION 2.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails   over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,   relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted   codes.          SECTION 3.  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, 2025.