By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 950
 
 
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county
  attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 402.024, Government Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 402.024.  DEFENSE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY
  ATTORNEY, OR GRAND JUROR.
         SECTION 2.  Section 402.024, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  The attorney general may defend a state district
  attorney or a county attorney in an action in a federal court if:
               (1)  the district or county attorney is a defendant
  because of the district or county attorney's office;
               (2)  the cause of action relates to the enforcement of a
  state statute; and
               (3)  the district or county attorney requests the
  attorney general's assistance in the defense.
         SECTION 3.  Section 402.024, Government Code, as amended by
  this Act, applies only to a court action filed in federal court on
  or after the effective date of this Act. A court action filed
  before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
  effect on the date the action was filed, and the former law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.