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By: Jetton (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) |
H.B. No. 367 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 12, 2023; |
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April 18, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 10, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 10, 2023, sent to printer.) |
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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, 2023. |
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