Relating to confidential information maintained by local government officials for certain veteran and military property tax credits and exemptions

This bill relates to confidential information maintained by local government officials for certain veteran and military property tax credits and exemptions.15(5) generally provides that the names and addresses of individuals receiving the disabled veteran homestead property tax credit maintained by certain local government officials are confidential information unless otherwise ordered by a court or released by the lawful custodian of the records pursuant to state or federal law. The bill specifies that the list of names and addresses of persons allowed the credit maintained by the specified local government officials, as modified in the bill, remains confidential information and provides that the list shall not be disseminated to any person unless otherwise ordered by a court or released by the lawful custodian of the records pursuant to state or federal law. The bill provides that the local government official responsible for maintaining the names and addresses of individuals allowed the credit may display such credit on individual paper records and individual electronic records, including display on an internet site. The bill makes similar changes to provisions governing the names and addresses of individuals allowed the military service property tax exemption under Code chapter 426A.