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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the State Commission on |
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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 33.02105 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.02105. CANDIDATE FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE. The |
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commission may accept complaints, conduct investigations, and take |
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any other action authorized by this chapter or Section 1-a, Article |
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V, Texas Constitution, with respect to a candidate for judicial |
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office who is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 253, Election Code, |
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in the same manner the commission is authorized to take those |
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actions with respect to a judge. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |