1-1 By: Siebert, Duncan (Senate Sponsor - Henderson) H.B. No. 1357
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 1993;
1-3 May 12, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Jurisprudence; May 25, 1993, reported favorably by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 25, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Henderson x
1-9 Harris of Tarrant x
1-10 Brown x
1-11 Harris of Dallas x
1-12 Luna x
1-13 Parker x
1-14 West x
1-15 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-16 AN ACT
1-17 relating to a complainant's right to appear before the State
1-18 Commission on Judicial Conduct.
1-19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-20 SECTION 1. The heading to Section 33.022, Government Code,
1-21 is amended to read as follows:
1-22 Sec. 33.022. COMPLAINANT'S AND JUDGE'S RIGHTS.
1-23 SECTION 2. Section 33.022(a), Government Code, is amended to
1-24 read as follows:
1-25 (a) In the conduct of an investigation the judge shall be
1-26 informed in writing that an investigation has commenced and of the
1-27 nature of the matters being investigated. At the conclusion of the
1-28 investigation, the commission shall determine whether formal
1-29 proceedings <(>under Subsection (b) <of this section)> shall be
1-30 had. The complainant, if any, is entitled to appear before the
1-31 commission at any formal proceedings and give testimony regarding
1-32 the matters being investigated. If the commission decides no
1-33 further proceedings are warranted, the chairman of the commission
1-34 shall so notify the complainant, if any, and the judge in writing.
1-35 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993, and
1-36 applies to an investigation of judicial conduct under Chapter 33,
1-37 Government Code, that is pending on the effective date of this Act,
1-38 without regard to whether the investigation was commenced before or
1-39 is commenced on or after the effective date of this Act, and in
1-40 which, on the effective date of this Act, formal proceedings under
1-41 Section 33.022(b), Government Code, have not been commenced.
1-42 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
1-43 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-44 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-45 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-46 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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1-48 Austin,
1-49 Texas
1-50 May 25, 1993
1-51 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-52 President of the Senate
1-53 Sir:
1-54 We, your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred H.B.
1-55 No. 1357, have had the same under consideration, and I am
1-56 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation
1-57 that it do pass and be printed.
1-58 Henderson,
1-59 Chairman
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1-61 WITNESSES
1-62 No witnesses appeared on H.B. No. 1357.