By: Vasut (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 2559
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2023;
  April 24, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Jurisprudence; May 3, 2023, reported favorably by the following
  vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 3, 2023, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE VOTE
 
 
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         CreightonX
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         MiddletonX
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the persons authorized to administer an oath in this
  state.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 602.002, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 602.002.  OATH MADE IN TEXAS.  An oath made in this
  state may be administered and a certificate of the fact given by:
               (1)  a judge, retired judge, or clerk of a municipal
  court;
               (2)  a judge, retired judge, senior judge, clerk, or
  commissioner of a court of record;
               (3)  a justice of the peace, a retired justice of the
  peace, or a clerk of a justice court;
               (4)  an associate judge, magistrate, master, referee,
  or criminal law hearing officer;
               (5)  a notary public;
               (6)  a member of a board or commission created by a law
  of this state, in a matter pertaining to a duty of the board or
  commission;
               (7)  a person employed by the Texas Ethics Commission
  who has a duty related to a report required by Title 15, Election
  Code, in a matter pertaining to that duty;
               (8)  a county tax assessor-collector or an employee of
  the county tax assessor-collector if the oath relates to a document
  that is required or authorized to be filed in the office of the
  county tax assessor-collector;
               (9)  the secretary of state or a former secretary of
  state;
               (10)  an employee of a personal bond office, or an
  employee of a county, who is employed to obtain information
  required to be obtained under oath if the oath is required or
  authorized by Article 17.04 or by Article 26.04(n) or (o), Code of
  Criminal Procedure;
               (11)  the lieutenant governor or a former lieutenant
  governor;
               (12)  the speaker of the house of representatives or a
  former speaker of the house of representatives;
               (13)  the governor or a former governor;
               (14)  a legislator or retired legislator;
               (14-a)  the secretary of the senate or the chief clerk
  of the house of representatives;
               (15)  the attorney general or a former attorney
  general;
               (16)  the secretary or clerk of a municipality in a
  matter pertaining to the official business of the municipality;
               (17)  a peace officer described by Article 2.12, Code
  of Criminal Procedure, if:
                     (A)  the oath is administered when the officer is
  engaged in the performance of the officer's duties; and
                     (B)  the administration of the oath relates to the
  officer's duties; or
               (18)  a county treasurer.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
 
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