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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility to file a sworn complaint with the Texas |
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Ethics Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 571.122(b-1), Government Code, as added |
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by Chapters 604 (H.B. 677) and 1166 (H.B. 3218), Acts of the 81st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is reenacted to read as |
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follows: |
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(b-1) To be eligible to file a sworn complaint with the |
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commission, an individual must be a resident of this state or must |
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own real property in this state. A copy of one of the following |
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documents must be attached to the complaint: |
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(1) the complainant's driver's license or personal |
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identification certificate issued under Chapter 521, |
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Transportation Code, or commercial driver's license issued under |
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Chapter 522, Transportation Code; |
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(2) a utility bill, bank statement, government check, |
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paycheck, or other government document that: |
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(A) shows the name and address of the |
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complainant; and |
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(B) is dated not more than 30 days before the date |
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on which the complaint is filed; or |
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(3) a property tax bill, notice of appraised value, or |
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other government document that: |
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(A) shows the name of the complainant; |
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(B) shows the address of real property in this |
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state; and |
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(C) identifies the complainant as the owner of |
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the real property. |
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SECTION 2. Section 571.1221, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 571.1221. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT FILED AT DIRECTION OR |
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URGING OF CERTAIN NONRESIDENTS [NONRESIDENT]. At any stage of a |
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proceeding under this subchapter, the commission shall dismiss the |
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complaint if the commission determines that the complaint was filed |
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at the direction or urging of a person who: |
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(1) is not a resident of this state; or |
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(2) does not own real property in this state. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |