By: Truitt (Senate Sponsor - Brimer) H.B. No. 2826
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2005;
May 12, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 20, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 20, 2005, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to frivolous or bad-faith complaints filed with the Texas
Ethics Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 571.176, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A person may file a sworn complaint with the commission,
in accordance with Section 571.122, alleging that a complaint
relating to that person filed with the commission is frivolous or
brought in bad faith. A complaint may be filed under this
subsection without regard to whether the complaint alleged to be
frivolous or brought in bad faith is pending before the commission
or has been resolved. The commission shall act on a complaint made
under this subsection as provided by Subchapter E.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
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