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TX HB5080
Bill
Status
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Leach
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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Requires county and district clerks to redact protected personal information from documents posted on government websites upon request by eligible individuals
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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
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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