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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority and jurisdiction conferred to 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. Section Sec. 33.001(a)(8), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(8) "Judge" means a justice, judge, master, |
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magistrate, or retired or former judge as described by Section 1-a, |
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Article V, Texas Constitution, including a candidate for a judicial |
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office subject to the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act, or other |
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person who performs the functions of the justice, judge, master, |
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magistrate, or retired or former judge. |
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SECTION 2. Section Sec. 33.002, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-2) The State Commission on Judicial Conduct shall have |
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the authority to enforce the Code of Judicial Conduct and |
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administer discipline as it relates to judicial candidates. |
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SECTION 3.This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |