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  By: West S.B. No. 1580
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the disclosure of investigation and proceeding
  information by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 33.036, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  To protect the public interest, the commission may
  disclose information relating to an investigation or proceeding
  under this chapter to:
               (1)  a law enforcement agency;
               (2)  a public official who is authorized or required by
  law to appoint a person to serve as a judge;
               (3)  the supreme court; [or]
               (4)  an entity that provides commission-ordered
  education to judges; or
               (5)  the State Bar of Texas.
         (c)  The State Bar of Texas may use information disclosed to
  the state bar under this section only to investigate and dispose of
  a complaint as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 81.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2019.