87R15576 CAE-F
 
  By: Jetton H.B. No. 4344
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4344:
 
  By:  Middleton C.S.H.B. No. 4344
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the dismissal of a complaint filed with the State
  Commission on Judicial Conduct.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 33, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 33.0331 to read as follows:
         Sec. 33.0331.  DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT. (a) Subject to
  Subsection (b), the commission shall dismiss each complaint filed
  with the commission that the commission has not formally dismissed
  or for which the commission has not imposed sanctions or instituted
  proceedings on or before the first Monday following the 455th day
  after the date the commission receives the complaint.
         (b)  The chairperson may determine on the executive
  director's recommendation that extenuating circumstances,
  including a need for further investigation, require additional time
  not to exceed 120 days for disposal of a complaint that is subject
  to dismissal under Subsection (a).
         SECTION 2.  Section 33.0331, Government Code, as added by
  this Act, applies only to a complaint filed with the State
  Commission on Judicial Conduct on or after the effective date of
  this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.