By: Dutton (Senate Sponsor - Miles) H.B. No. 1278          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2017;   May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal   Justice; May 22, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:     Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 22, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to availability of personal information of certain current   and former prosecutors.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 552.117(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  Information is excepted from the requirements of   Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home   address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or   social security number of the following person or that reveals   whether the person has family members:                (1)  a current or former official or employee of a   governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024;                (2)  a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of   Criminal Procedure, or a security officer commissioned under   Section 51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer   complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;                (3)  a current or former employee of the Texas   Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of   the department or any division of the department, regardless of   whether the current or former employee complies with Section   552.1175;                (4)  a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of   Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement   officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections   officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this   state who was killed in the line of duty, regardless of whether the   deceased complied with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;                (5)  a commissioned security officer as defined by   Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the   officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;                (6)  an officer or employee of a community supervision   and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who   performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b), regardless of   whether the officer or employee complies with Section 552.024 or   552.1175;                (7)  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, regardless of whether   the current or former employee complies with Section 552.024 or   552.1175;                (8)  a current or former employee of the Texas Juvenile   Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of the   department, regardless of whether the current or former employee   complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;                (9)  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, regardless of whether the   current or former officer complies with Section 552.024 or   552.1175;                (10)  a current or former employee of a juvenile   justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section   261.405, Family Code, regardless of whether the current or former   employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; [or]                (11)  a current or former member of the Texas military   forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001;                (12)  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, regardless of whether the current or former attorney   complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; or                (13)  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, regardless of whether the current or   former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175.          SECTION 2.  Section 552.1175(a), Government Code, is 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 current or former district   attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal   attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child   protective services matters;                (5-a)  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;                (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;                (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;                (10)  current or former juvenile probation and   detention officers certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice   Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,   under Title 12, Human Resources Code;                (11)  current or former employees of a juvenile justice   program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section 261.405,   Family Code;                (12)  current or former employees of the Texas Juvenile   Justice Department or the predecessors in function of the   department; and                (13)  federal judges and state judges as defined by   Section 13.0021, Election Code.          SECTION 3.  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;                (2)  a county jailer as defined by Section 1701.001,   Occupations Code;                (3)  an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal   Justice;                (4)  a commissioned security officer as defined by   Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;                (5)  a victim of family violence as defined by Section   71.004, Family Code, if as a result of the act of family violence   against the victim, the actor is convicted of a felony or a Class A   misdemeanor;                (6)  a federal judge, a state judge, or the spouse of a   federal judge or state judge;                (7)  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;                (7-a)  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;                (8)  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;                (9)  a criminal investigator of the United States as   described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;                (10)  a police officer or inspector of the United   States Federal Protective Service;                (11)  a current or former United States attorney or   assistant United States attorney and the spouse and child of the   attorney;                (12)  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;                (13)  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;                (14)  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;                (15)  a current or former employee of the Texas   Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of   the department;                (16)  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; and                (17)  a current or former employee of a juvenile   justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section   261.405, Family Code.          SECTION 4.  The changes in law made by this Act to Sections   552.117(a) and 552.1175(a), Government Code, and Section   25.025(a), Tax Code, apply only to a request for information that is   received by a governmental body or an officer for public   information on or after the effective date of this Act. A request   for information that was received before the effective date of this   Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the request was   received, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          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.     * * * * *