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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of investigation and proceeding |
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information by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.036, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) To protect the public interest, the commission may |
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disclose information relating to an investigation or proceeding |
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under this chapter to: |
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(1) a law enforcement agency; |
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(2) a public official who is authorized or required by |
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law to appoint a person to serve as a judge; |
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(3) the supreme court; [or] |
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(4) an entity that provides commission-ordered |
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education to judges; or |
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(5) the State Bar of Texas. |
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(c) The State Bar of Texas may use information disclosed to |
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the state bar under this section only to investigate and dispose of |
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a complaint as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 81. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |