HSB 77

This bill relates to jurors. Specifically, the bill authorizes the department of revenue to share certain confidential taxpayer personal identification information with the judicial branch for the purpose of compiling jury lists and restricts public release of addresses and dates of birth of prospective jurors.72, concerning the confidentiality of tax information, is amended. The bill authorizes the director of the department of revenue to provide certain tax information to the state court administrator to be used to prepare grand and petit master jury lists. The bill provides that tax information provided are the name, date of birth, last four digits of the social security number, and address of the taxpayer and spouse. The bill provides that the information provided shall not include the financial information of the taxpayer. _____ grand and petit master jury lists, is amended to authorize the state court administrator to use taxpayer information provided by the department of revenue for this purpose.72, relating to the release of certain taxpayer information by the department of revenue, are amended to authorize the release of information for purposes of allowing the state court administrator to use the department of revenue income taxpayer list.48 provides that prospective juror year of birth and city and zip code address information are available to the public but that more specific address information, phone numbers, and date and month of birth are confidential and are not subject to disclosure without an order of the court. The bill takes effect January 1, 2023.