HB3359 - Relating to identifying an individual with veteran's status and providing notice to the Texas Veterans Commission.

  89R5652 JDK-D     By: Garcia of Bexar H.B. No. 3359       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to identifying an individual with veteran's status and   providing notice to the Texas Veterans Commission.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 13.004(c) and (d), Election Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (c)  The following information furnished on a registration   application is confidential and does not constitute public   information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code:                (1)  a social security number;                (2)  a Texas driver's license number;                (3)  a number of a personal identification card issued   by the Department of Public Safety;                (4)  the residence address of the applicant, if the   applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge,   a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States   attorney, or a state judge, a family member of a federal judge,   including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United   States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state   judge, the spouse of a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001,   Code of Criminal Procedure, or an individual to whom Section   552.1175, Government Code, or Section 521.1211, Transportation   Code, applies and the applicant:                      (A)  included an affidavit with the registration   application describing the applicant's status under this   subdivision, if the applicant is a federal judge, including a   federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals   Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge or a family   member of a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a   marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States   attorney, or a state judge;                      (B)  provided the registrar with an affidavit   describing the applicant's status under this subdivision, if the   applicant is a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge,   a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States   attorney, or a state judge or a family member of a federal judge,   including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United   States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state   judge; or                      (C)  provided the registrar with a completed form   approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the   registrar of the applicant's status under this subdivision;                (5)  the residence address of the applicant, if the   applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the   applicant's household is a victim of family violence as defined by   Section 71.004, Family Code, who provided the registrar with:                      (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 applicant, the applicant's child, or   another person in the applicant's household is a victim of family   violence;                (6)  the residence address of the applicant, if the   applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the   applicant's household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse,   stalking, or trafficking of persons who provided the registrar   with:                      (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 applicant, the applicant's child, or   another person in the applicant's household is a victim of sexual   assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;                (7)  the residence address of the applicant, if the   applicant:                      (A)  is a participant in the address   confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under   Subchapter B, Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure; and                      (B)  provided the registrar with proof of   certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure;   [ or ]                (8)  the telephone number of any applicant submitting   documentation under Subdivision (4), (5), (6), or (7) ; or                 (9)  the applicant's status as a veteran .          (d)  The voter registrar or other county official who has   access to the information furnished on a registration application   may not post the following information on a website:                (1)  a telephone number;                (2)  a social security number;                (3)  a driver's license number or a number of a personal   identification card;                (4)  a date of birth; [ or ]                (5)  the residence address of a voter who submits   documentation under Subsection (c)(4), (5), (6), or (7) to the   voter registrar or regarding whom the registrar has received   notification under Section 15.0215 ; or                 (6)  an applicant's status as a veteran .          SECTION 2.  Section 13.071, Election Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:           (c)     The registrar shall compile a list of each submitted   application for registration that indicates the applicant served in   the United States armed forces, including their reserve components,   an auxiliary service of one of the branches of the armed forces, or   the state military forces as defined by Section 431.001, Government   Code.   The list shall include each applicant's:                 (1)  residence address; and                 (2)  if provided by the applicant, telephone number.           (d)     The secretary of state shall adopt procedures for the   transmission of information collected under Subsection (c) to the   Texas Veterans Commission.          SECTION 3.  Section 13.122, Election Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as   follows:          (a)  In addition to the other statements and spaces for   entering information that appear on an officially prescribed   registration application form, each official form must include:                (1)  the statement: "I understand that giving false   information to procure a voter registration is perjury and a crime   under state and federal law.";                (2)  a space for the applicant's registration number;                (3)  a space for the applicant's Texas driver's license   number or number of a personal identification card issued by the   Department of Public Safety;                (4)  a space for the applicant's telephone number;                (5)  a space for the applicant's social security   number;                (6)  a space for the applicant's sex;                (7)  a statement indicating that the furnishing of the   applicant's telephone number and sex is optional;                (8)  a space or box for indicating whether the   applicant or voter is submitting new registration information or a   change in current registration information;                (9)  a statement instructing a voter who is using the   form to make a change in current registration information to enter   the voter's name and the changed information in the appropriate   spaces on the form;                (10)  a statement that if the applicant declines to   register to vote, that fact will remain confidential and will be   used only for voter registration purposes;                (11)  a statement that if the applicant does register   to vote, information regarding the agency or office to which the   application is submitted will remain confidential and will be used   only for voter registration purposes;                (12)  a space or box for indicating whether the   applicant is interested in working as an election judge;                (13)  a statement warning that a conviction for making   a false statement may result in imprisonment for up to the maximum   amount of time provided by law, a fine of up to the maximum amount   provided by law, or both the imprisonment and the fine; [ and ]                 (14)     a space or box for indicating whether the   applicant served in the United States armed forces, including their   reserve components, an auxiliary service of one of the branches of   the armed forces, or the state military forces as defined by Section   431.001, Government Code, and   a statement acknowledging that:                       (A)  providing this information is optional; and                       (B)     this information will remain confidential   and will be used only to print a designation on the voter   registration certificate and to provide notification of the   applicant's veteran status to the Texas Veterans Commission, which   may contact the applicant to connect the applicant with available   services; and                 (15)  [ (14) ]  any other voter registration information   required by federal law or considered appropriate and required by   the secretary of state.           (d)     The information furnished by an applicant under   Subsection (a)(14) may only be used for the purpose described by   Sections 13.071(c) and (d) or Section 15.001(a).          SECTION 4.  Section 15.001(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Each voter registration certificate issued must   contain:                (1)  the voter's name in the form indicated by the   voter, subject to applicable requirements prescribed by Section   13.002 and by rule of the secretary of state;             & [Text truncated for display. 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