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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorization for the creation of a county ethics |
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commission in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act shall be cited as the J D Lambright |
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Local Government Ethics Reform Act. |
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SECTION 2. Section 161.001, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 161.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter |
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applies only to: |
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(1) a county that: |
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(A) [(1)] has a population of 800,000 or more; |
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(B) [(2)] is located on the international |
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border; and |
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(C) [(3)] before September 1, 2009, had a county |
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ethics board appointed by the commissioners court; and |
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(2) a county that: |
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(A) has a population of 425,000 or more; |
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(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of |
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3.3 million or more; and |
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(C) contains a portion of the San Jacinto River. |
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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, 2019. |