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2025 · Regular session · House bill

HB4350

HB4350 extends a written-request process for removing certain personal details from county clerks' public online real-property databases to peace officers described by Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2A.001 and people with pow…

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Official caption: Relating to the omission or redaction of certain personal information from certain real property records.

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Official report lists House author(s): Capriglione, Oliverson. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.

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HB4350 extends a written-request process for removing certain personal details from county clerks' public online real-property databases to peace officers described by Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2A.001 and people with powers or authority under Article 2A.002.
On receiving a qualifying written request, the clerk must omit or redact the person's Social Security number, driver's-license number and residence address from covered instruments available in the clerk's online database or a database operated by a county-contracted provider.
The preexisting protection for specified judges, U.S. marshals, U.S. attorneys and their defined family members remains.
A clerk or contracted provider making these redactions must display a clear and conspicuous website notice stating that state law requires information to be redacted from certain instruments and that the online database is not the official repository and may not show complete or unaltered official records.
The law took effect June 20, 2025, immediately upon the governor's signature after the required legislative votes—not September 1.

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What does it do?

HB4350 extends a written-request process for removing certain personal details from county clerks’ public online real-property databases to peace officers described by Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2A.001 and people with powers or authority under Article 2A.002. The latter category includes specified federal investigators and other specially authorized personnel; it is not a blanket category for every federal employee.

On receiving a qualifying written request, the clerk must omit or redact the person’s Social Security number, driver’s-license number and residence address from covered instruments available in the clerk’s online database or a database operated by a county-contracted provider. The existing law defines an instrument broadly to include deeds, deeds of trust and other recorded real-property documents, including mineral leases and mechanics’ liens.

The preexisting protection for specified judges, U.S. marshals, U.S. attorneys and their defined family members remains. The family-member language still refers to those previously listed officials; HB4350 does not expressly add all peace officers’ or investigators’ relatives as a new family category. The incorporated definition covers a spouse, minor child or adult child living in the person’s home.

A clerk or contracted provider making these redactions must display a clear and conspicuous website notice stating that state law requires information to be redacted from certain instruments and that the online database is not the official repository and may not show complete or unaltered official records. This is online redaction, not cancellation of a deed, elimination of the underlying property record or a general rule making every covered instrument secret.

The law took effect June 20, 2025, immediately upon the governor’s signature after the required legislative votes—not September 1.

What changed along the way?

The introduced bill, retained in the House committee version, added the peace-officer and Article 2A.002 categories to the existing redaction process.

The sole House floor amendment, adopted May 14, added the conspicuous notice explaining redactions and the online database’s limits. The engrossed, Senate committee and final operative texts agree. The history confirms immediate effect on June 20.

For the full amendment record, open the official amendment index.

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Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?

Eligible officers and investigators can reduce easy online access to their home addresses and sensitive identifiers through the written-request process. Clerks and contracted website providers must handle requests, redact the online information and display the new notice. Property researchers gain a warning that an online copy may be incomplete and is not the official repository.

The latest listed fiscal note, on the engrossed bill, anticipated no state fiscal implication and no significant local fiscal implication. It did not quantify individual privacy benefits or the workload of a particular county.

Review boundary: This explains HB4350’s online redaction mechanism, not a determination that a particular requester qualifies or a promise to remove copies held by unrelated third-party websites.

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