John Smithee, Texas State Representative of the 86th district (R) | https://www.facebook.com/JohnSmitheeHD86/
John Smithee, Texas State Representative of the 86th district (R) | https://www.facebook.com/JohnSmitheeHD86/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the confidentiality of a public or private school employee's home address information in property tax appraisal records’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the confidentiality provisions in the Texas Tax Code to protect the home address information of public and private school employees in property tax appraisal records. It expands the list of individuals whose home addresses are kept confidential to include school district employees, open-enrollment charter school employees, and private school employees, alongside current listings such as peace officers, judges, and victims of specific crimes. The bill seeks to address any conflicts with other legislative acts from the 89th Legislature and will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds majority vote in both legislative houses; otherwise, it becomes effective on September 1, 2025.
John Smithee, chair of the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence and member of the House Committee on State Affairs, proposed one other bill during the 89(R) legislative session.
Smithee graduated from West Texas A&M with a BBA and again from Texas Tech University Law School with a JD.
John Smithee is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 86th House district. He replaced previous state representative Bob Simpson in 1985.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1957 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to an exemption from jury service for a person who is over the age of 65 |
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