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Amend CSSB 2051 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 665.010, Government Code (page 2, lines 1 through 6), and substitute the following:
Sec. 665.010. INELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN PROCEEDING INVOLVING FAMILY MEMBER. A member of the house is ineligible to vote in an impeachment proceeding, including in a portion of the proceeding conducted by a committee, if the member is:
(1) related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, to the officer who is the subject of the proceeding; or
(2) the former spouse of the officer who is the subject of the proceeding.
(2) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 665.031, Government Code (page 2, lines 43 through 49), and substitute the following:
Sec. 665.031. INELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN TRIAL INVOLVING FAMILY MEMBER. A member of the senate is ineligible to vote on the removal of an individual from office following impeachment or the disqualification of an individual from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under this state if the member of the senate is:
(1) related to the individual within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573; or
(2) the former spouse of the individual.