Bill: HB 1080, 84(R) - 2015

Committee

House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Vote Recommendation

Vote Recommendation Economic Freedom Property Rights Personal Responsibility Limited Government Individual Liberty
Yes Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Positive

Author(s)

Bryan Hughes

Bill Caption

Relating to the definition of a state judge for purposes of state driver's license and personal identification laws.

Fiscal Notes

There is no significant fiscal implication to the State or local government.

Bill Analysis

HB 1080 amends code to add a civil judge to the list of judges who can use the courthouse address on their driver's license application and keep their personal mailing address private.

Vote Recommendation Notes

It is important in a free and civil society to have transparency in government; including transparency about out government officials. Because of the nature of their work, judges may be victims of violence or threats of violence at a higher rate than most people. It makes sense to allow them to keep their personal address private in order to prevent them or their families from being harassed at home. It is our view that this bill would protect the individual liberty of civil judges without impinging on transparency. For this reason we support HB 1010.

The Senate sponsor is Senator Van Taylor.


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