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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of persons finally convicted of a |
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felony to run for certain public offices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 141.001, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(4), a person is not |
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eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public |
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elective office of this state if the person has previously been |
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convicted of an offense under Title 5, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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the eligibility requirements for a candidate or officer whose term |
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of office will begin on or after the effective date of this Act. The |
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eligibility requirements for a candidate or officer whose term of |
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office will begin before the effective date of this Act are governed |
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by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this |
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Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |