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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dismissal of a complaint filed with the State |
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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. Subchapter B, Chapter 33, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.0331 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.0331. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT. (a) Subject to |
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Subsection (b), the commission shall dismiss each complaint filed |
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with the commission that the commission has not formally dismissed |
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or for which the commission has not imposed sanctions or instituted |
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proceedings on or before the first Monday following the 455th day |
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after the date the commission receives the complaint. |
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(b) The chairperson may determine on the executive |
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director's recommendation that extenuating circumstances, |
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including a need for further investigation, require additional time |
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not to exceed 120 days for disposal of a complaint that is subject |
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to dismissal under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 33.0331, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a complaint filed with the State |
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Commission on Judicial Conduct on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |