FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURESB 180/a

FIRST SESSION, 2023

January 30, 2023

Mr. President:

    Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 180

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 1, line 11, after "CODE;", insert "DIRECTING RULEMAKING TO DESIGNATE A PUBLIC OFFICIAL'S HOME ADDRESS IN PUBLIC FILINGS AS CONFIDENTIAL;".

    2. On page 3, before line 1, insert the following new section:

    "SECTION 1. A new section of the Election Code is enacted to read:

    "[NEW MATERIAL] PUBLIC OFFICIAL HOME ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY--RULEMAKING.--The secretary of state shall promulgate rules to allow an elected or appointed public official to designate as confidential the public official's home address as stated in election- and financial-related disclosures filed with the secretary of state or county clerks. A home address designated as confidential pursuant to this section is exempt from disclosure pursuant to an Inspection of Public Records Act request and shall not be published on a governmental website. Nothing in this section or the secretary of state's rule shall prohibit the disclosure of the public official's home address if relevant to a judicial proceeding."".

    3. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly 

    4.  On page 12, line 15, after the semicolon, insert "and".

    5. On page 12, strike all of line 16.

    6. Renumber the succeeding paragraph accordingly.

    7. On page 54, line 9, strike "employee" and insert in lieu thereof "clerk's agent".

    8. On page 66, line 25, strike "chief deputy" and insert in lieu thereof "county clerk's agent".

    9. On page 68, line 2, after "ballot", strike the remainder of the line, strike all of lines 3 and 4 and insert in lieu thereof:

"shall not be mailed to a voter less than seven days before election day, unless the voter is enrolled in the confidential substitute address program pursuant to the Confidential Substitute Address Act.".

    10. On page 98, line 21, strike "on" and insert in lieu thereof "by". 

    11. On page 113, line 21, after "identities,", strike the remainder of the line, strike all of lines 22 through 24 and insert in lieu thereof "the candidates shall be differentiated on the ballot in accordance with rules adopted by the secretary of state.".

    12. On page 158, line 23, after the period, strike the remainder of the line, strike all of lines 24 and 25 and on page 159, strike all of line 1.

and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               ___________________________________

                               Senator Katy M. Duhigg, Chairwoman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 7 For 3 Against

Yes:      7

No:       Baca, Moores, Pirtle

Excused: Ingle

Absent:   None

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