1-1 By: Henderson S.C.R. No. 130 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed April 24, 1995; April 25, 1995, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence; May 3, 1995, 1-4 reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; 1-5 May 3, 1995, sent to printer.) 1-6 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-7 WHEREAS, The Supreme Court of Texas has the authority to 1-8 regulate the practice of law and to exercise administrative control 1-9 over the State Bar of Texas by promulgating rules for the 1-10 operation, maintenance, and conduct of the legal profession; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The supreme court is required by the rules 1-12 provision of the State Bar Act to promulgate each rule and 1-13 amendment governing the discipline of members of the State Bar of 1-14 Texas that receives a majority of the votes cast in an election by 1-15 the members of the state bar; and 1-16 WHEREAS, In Miscellaneous Docket No. 94-9167, the supreme 1-17 court promulgated certain amendments to the Texas Disciplinary 1-18 Rules of Professional Conduct that had been passed by the members 1-19 of the state bar; however, the court did not promulgate each of the 1-20 amendments that received a majority of the votes cast in an 1-21 election by the members of the state bar; now, therefore, be it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas 1-23 hereby direct the Supreme Court of Texas to promulgate those rules 1-24 and amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional 1-25 Conduct that received a majority of the votes cast in an election 1-26 by the members of the state bar and that were not promulgated in 1-27 Miscellaneous Docket No. 94-9167; and, be it further 1-28 RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official 1-29 copy of this resolution to the Supreme Court of Texas. 1-30 * * * * *