Monitoring the Session

SB 1928

Hinojosa’s bill keeping juror personal information confidential

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Adam HinojosaRSenate 27

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

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

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Addresses, phone numbers and questionnaire answers stay private.

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. Judges, court staff, the parties in a case, and their lawyers may not disclose it, unless a party or a working member of the news media applies and the judge finds good cause. It applies to people who report for jury duty on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 5, 2025 and referred to the Senate Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1928 · 2025-03-05

SOLD BY

Sen. Adam HinojosaRSenate 27

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 private.

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. Judges, court staff, the parties in a case, and their lawyers may not disclose it, unless a party or a working member of the news media applies and the judge finds good cause. It applies to people who report for jury duty on or after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Jurisprudence
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Adam Hinojosa

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100KMayes Middleton$34,597Greg Abbott Campaign$33K

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 28, 2024 to May 5, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 28, 2024. 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: 100989239.

Mayes Middleton$34,596.72
Greg Abbott Campaign$33,489.82

Greg Abbott Campaign

$33,489.82

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$33,489.82
Total
$33,489.82
travel $16,942.43text $12,002.83event $4,544.56

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024. 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: 100989239.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 28, 2024. 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: 100989239.

×

Greg Abbott Campaign

$33,489.82

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$33,489.82
Total
$33,489.82
travel $16,942.43text $12,002.83event $4,544.56

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024. 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: 100989239.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

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

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Mar 5, 2025

03/17/2025 S Referred to Jurisprudence

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

Senate committee · Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 1495 by Morales, Eddie (identical)

Subjects

Communications & Press

Courts--Juries

Protection of Personal Information

Text

The text as introduced · 250 words

89R5413 AMF-D

By: Hinojosa of Nueces
S.B. No. 1928

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.