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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disclosure of the individual vote of each member of the |
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Texas Supreme Court on a petition for review. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 22.0071 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.0071. DISCLOSURE OF INDIVIDUAL VOTES OF MEMBERS. |
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In an order granting, refusing, dismissing, or denying a petition |
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for review, the supreme court shall state how each member voted on |
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the petition or application. |
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SECTION 2. Section 22.0071, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to an order of the Texas Supreme Court on a |
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petition for review issued on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |