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TX HB5080

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Leach

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands voter registration address confidentiality protections to include current and former county clerks, district clerks, court administration employees (court clerks, coordinators, administrators, law clerks, staff attorneys), and employees of the Office of Court Administration, along with their family members

  • Exempts home address, phone number, emergency contact information, and social security numbers of these newly covered employees from public records disclosure requirements under the Texas Public Information Act

  • Requires county and district clerks to redact protected personal information from documents posted on government websites upon request by eligible individuals

  • Allows covered employees and their family members to use their workplace address instead of home address on driver's licenses, with residence addresses kept confidential for official use only

  • Directs the Department of Public Safety to review implementation processes and submit a report with recommendations to state leadership and the Texas Judicial Council by November 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for employees of a county, a court, or the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and the employees' family members.

County Government

Last Action

Left pending in committee

4/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence4/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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