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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appeal of a decision of the Texas Ethics Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 571.133(a) and (b), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) To appeal a final decision of the commission, the |
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complainant, if any, the respondent, or the party's agent [a
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person] may file a petition in a district court in Travis County or |
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in the county in which the respondent resides. |
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(b) The petition must be filed not later than the 30th |
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business day after the date the party [person] received the |
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decision. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a proceeding under Subchapter E, Chapter 571, Government Code, |
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with respect to which a preliminary review was begun on or after |
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September 1, 2007. A proceeding under Subchapter E, Chapter 571, |
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Government Code, with respect to which a preliminary review was |
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begun before September 1, 2007, is governed by the law as it existed |
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immediately before that date, and that law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |