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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by |
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judges and justices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 572.032, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The commission shall remove the home address of a judge |
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or justice from a financial statement filed under this subchapter |
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before: |
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(1) permitting a member of the public to view the |
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statement; or |
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(2) providing a copy of the statement to a member of |
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the public. |
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SECTION 2. Section 572.032(a-1), Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies to a financial statement filed under |
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Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, regardless of whether |
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the statement was required to be filed before, on, or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |