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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the licensure in this state of certain attorneys who are |
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licensed to practice law in another state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 82.036, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 82.036. FOREIGN ATTORNEYS. (a) The supreme court |
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shall make such rules and regulations as to admitting attorneys |
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from other jurisdictions to practice law in this state as it shall |
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deem proper and just. All such attorneys shall be required to |
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furnish satisfactory proof as to good moral character. |
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(b) The rules adopted under this section must allow an |
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attorney licensed to practice law in another state of the United |
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States to be admitted to practice law in this state without |
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examination if the attorney: |
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(1) has been actively and substantially engaged in the |
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practice of law in the other jurisdiction for at least five of the |
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last seven years immediately preceding the date the attorney filed |
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the application for a license to practice law in this state, |
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regardless of whether the attorney previously failed a bar |
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examination in this state; and |
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(2) is otherwise eligible for admission to practice |
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law without examination. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Supreme Court shall adopt rules to implement |
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Section 82.036, Government Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 82.036, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a person who files an application for |
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admission to the State Bar of Texas on or after September 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |