HB 1495: bill keeping juror personal information confidential

Caption

relating to the prohibited release of personal information collected during the jury selection process.

Summary

Addresses, phone numbers and questionnaire answers stay with the court.

The bill makes personal information gathered about people who show up for jury duty confidential, including home address, phone number, Social Security number, driver's license number, and juror questionnaire answers. It bars the court, the parties, their lawyers, and court staff from disclosing that information. A party or a news reporter can still get the information, but only by applying to the judge and showing good cause, and the rule covers people reporting for jury duty on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 3 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 25, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Jurisprudence committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1495 · 2024-12-03

SOLD BY

Rep. Eddie MoralesDHouse 74

Rep. Christina MoralesDHouse 145

Rep. Armando "Mando" MartinezDHouse 39

+ 1 more author, 4 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the prohibited release of personal information collected during the jury selection process.

WHAT IT DOES

Addresses, phone numbers and questionnaire answers stay with the court.

The bill makes personal information gathered about people who show up for jury duty confidential, including home address, phone number, Social Security number, driver's license number, and juror questionnaire answers. It bars the court, the parties, their lawyers, and court staff from disclosing that information. A party or a news reporter can still get the information, but only by applying to the judge and showing good cause, and the rule covers people reporting for jury duty on or after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 17, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Dec 3, 2024Filed
Mar 11, 2025Read first time
Mar 11, 2025Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 19, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 19, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 19, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 19, 2025Left pending in committee
Mar 26, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 26, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 3, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 3, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 3, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 22, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 24, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 24, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 24, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 24, 2025Record vote RV#511
Apr 24, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 25, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 25, 2025Passed
Apr 25, 2025Record vote RV#562
Apr 25, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 25, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 28, 2025Received from the House
Apr 29, 2025Read first time
Apr 29, 2025Referred to Jurisprudence

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 127 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 25, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Eddie Morales

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$101K Legacy 44$100K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$57K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$101,077.16

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$101,077.16

Cash: $80,000.00
Paid by others: $21,077.16
Total: $101,077.16

mailers $21,077.16

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100983216, 101059340, 101067651, 101071574.

Legacy 44$100,000.00

Legacy 44

$100,000.00

Cash: $30,000.00
Paid by others: $70,000.00
Total: $100,000.00

digital $70,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100983216, 101067651.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$56,517.22

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$56,517.22

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $19,017.22
Total: $56,517.22

mail $18,992.22grassroots $25.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 2, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100983216, 101031005, 101067651.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$101,077.16

Cash: $80,000.00
Paid by others: $21,077.16
Total: $101,077.16

mailers $21,077.16

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100983216, 101059340, 101067651, 101071574.

×

Legacy 44

$100,000.00

Cash: $30,000.00
Paid by others: $70,000.00
Total: $100,000.00

digital $70,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100983216, 101067651.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$56,517.22

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $19,017.22
Total: $56,517.22

mail $18,992.22grassroots $25.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 2, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100983216, 101031005, 101067651.

Votes2

House Apr 25, 2025

Yea: 127
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 2
Excused: 20

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 562

HB 1495 was passed by (Record 562): 127 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 127 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
Excused: 20 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 24, 2025

Yea: 144
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 2
Excused: 3

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 511

HB 1495 was passed to engrossment by (Record 511): 144 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 144 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
Excused: 3 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses4

For: 4
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

City of Fort Worth1 registration
Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot1 registration
Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association1 registration
Texans for Lawsuit Reform1 registration

Sources

4 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 17, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Dec 3, 2024

04/29/2025 S Referred to Jurisprudence

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

David CookRHouse 96

Ryan GuillenRHouse 31

Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148

Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70

House committee · Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Senate committee · Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 1928 by Hinojosa, Adam (identical)

Subjects

Communications & Press

Courts--Juries

Protection of Personal Information

Text

The text as introduced · 250 words

89R5413 AMF-D

By: Morales of Maverick
H.B. No. 1495

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.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Legacy 44

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Legacy 44

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

House Apr 25, 2025

House Apr 24, 2025

For

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