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  89R5413 AMF-D     By: Morales of Maverick, Morales of Harris, H.B. No. 1495       Martinez, Kitzman, et al.       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prohibited release of personal information   collected during the jury selection process.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 62, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 62.022 to read as follows:           Sec.   62.022.     PERSONAL INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. (a)   Except as provided by Subsection (b), personal information   collected by the court, a party, or a party's attorney during the   jury selection process about a person who reports for jury duty is   confidential and may not be disclosed by the court, a party, a   party's attorney, or any court personnel. Information considered   confidential under this subsection includes:                 (1)  a person's:                       (A)  home address;                       (B)  telephone number;                       (C)  social security number; and                       (D)  driver's license number;                 (2)     information provided in the juror questionnaire   required by Section 62.0132; and                 (3)  any other personal information.           (b)     The court may authorize the disclosure of information   described by Subsection (a) only on submission of an application to   the court showing good cause for the disclosure by:                 (1)  a party to the proceeding; or                 (2)     a person acting in the actual discharge of the   person's duties as a member of the news media.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a person who reports for jury duty on or after the effective date   of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.