2025 House Bill 4397

Courts: judges; personal information and physical safety protections for judges, their families, and household members; enhance.

A bill to protect the safety of judges and certain other individuals; to protect certain information of judges and certain other individuals from disclosure; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and certain other people and entities; and to provide remedies.

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Seeks to protect judges' personal information from public disclosure, allowing them to request its removal and providing legal remedies for non-compliance, with the act taking effect 180 days post-enactment.

Introduced in the House

April 29, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-45)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Oct. 29, 2025

Reported with substitute H-6

Nov. 4, 2025

Substitute H-6 concurred in by voice vote

Nov. 13, 2025

Substitute H-7 offered by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-45)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Substitute H-8 offered by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-45)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 84 to 17 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Dec. 2, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety