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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of oaths of office and signed statements by |
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certain judicial officers and judicial appointees with the |
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secretary of state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 602, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 602.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 602.007. FILING OF OATH MADE BY CERTAIN JUDICIAL |
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OFFICERS AND JUDICIAL APPOINTEES. The oath made and signed |
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statement executed as required by Section 1, Article XVI, Texas |
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Constitution, by any of the following judicial officers and |
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judicial appointees shall be filed with the secretary of state: |
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(1) an officer appointed by the supreme court, the |
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court of criminal appeals, or the State Bar of Texas; and |
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(2) an associate judge appointed under Subchapter B or |
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C, Chapter 201, Family Code. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |