SRC-JBJ S.B. 941 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 941 By: Lindsay Jurisprudence 5/30/2001 Enrolled DIGEST AND PURPOSE Under Texas statutes, certain former or retired probate judges are authorized to both practice law and sit as a visiting judge. This allows for a potential conflict of interest. S.B. 941 amends the conditions of eligibility for assignment as a visiting judge to include the requirement that the judge certify to the presiding judge a willingness to accept certain conditions. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 25.0022, Government Code, by adding Subsection (y), to require a former or retired judge of a statutory probate court, in addition to the eligibility requirements under Subsection (x) to be eligible for assignment under this section in the judge's county of residence, to certify to the presiding judge a willingness not to appear and plead as an attorney in any court in the judge's county of residence for a period of two years and accept appointment as a guardian ad litem, guardian of the estate of an incapacitated person, or guardian of the person of an incapacitated person in any court in the judge's county of residence for a period of two years. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2001. Makes application of this Act prospective.