HOUSE BILL 1712 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Maxey et al. |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-01 |
SENATE SPONSOR: West, Royce |
House Bill 1712 amends the Government Code to require the State Bar of Texas to create and maintain a profile of each attorney licensed by the state bar. The profile must contain information relating to the attorney's education, specialties, and practice location and any disciplinary sanctions against the attorney, as well as certain other information relating to the attorney's practice if the attorney provides it to the bar. The bill requires that the profile be updated and distributed annually, requires the bar to make the form for updating a profile available online, and authorizes the bar to collect a fee from its members to administer the profile program.