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AN ACT
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relating to a person holding office as a municipal judge in more |
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than one municipality at the same time. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 574.001(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A person may hold the office of municipal judge for more |
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than one municipality at the same time [if each office is filled by
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appointment]. The holding of these offices at the same time is of |
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benefit to this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020, but only |
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if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 86th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2019, permitting a person to hold more than one |
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office as a municipal judge at the same time is approved by the |
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voters. If that proposed constitutional amendment is not approved |
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by the voters, this Act has no effect. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1717 was passed by the House on April |
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17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1717 was passed by the Senate on May |
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21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |