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House Bill 17 |
House Author: Cook et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
Senate Sponsor: Huffman et al. |
House Bill 17 amends the Local Government Code to classify certain actions that result in a refusal to prosecute a class or type of criminal offense or arrest individuals suspected of committing a class or type of criminal offense as official misconduct for purposes of the removal of a prosecuting attorney from office. Among other provisions, the bill revises procedures relating to a petition for removal of a prosecuting attorney, provides for the assignment of a judge to conduct the removal proceedings, and revises the process for appointing the state's attorney in the trial for removal.