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By:  Campbell                                                     H.B. No. 2083



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain municipal courts of record.                               
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 30.00934(a), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(a)  A municipal judge need not be a resident of the city at 
the time of appointment but must, in addition to satisfying the 
requirements of Section 30.00006(c), maintain residence in the city 
during the term of office.  The judge shall devote full time to the 
duties of that office and may not engage in the private practice of 
law while in office.  The residency requirement and private 
practice restriction under this section do not apply to a part-time 
municipal judge appointed on or after February 1, 2003.
	SECTION 2.  Chapter 30, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subchapter YY to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER YY.  SAN ANGELO
	Sec. 30.01921.  APPLICATION.  This subchapter applies to the 
City of San Angelo.
	Sec. 30.01922.  JUDGE.  A municipal judge must be:                      
		(1)  a resident of this state;                                         
		(2)  a citizen of the United States; and                               
		(3)  either:                                                           
			(A)  a licensed attorney in good standing who has 
two or more years of experience in the practice of law in this 
state; or
			(B)  a person who has served as a judge in this 
state for four or more years preceding appointment as a municipal 
judge.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.