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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application processing time for admission to |
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practice law in this state without examination for an attorney |
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licensed to practice law in another state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 82.036, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 82.036. FOREIGN ATTORNEYS. (a) Subject to Subsection |
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(b), the [The] supreme court shall make such rules and regulations |
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as to admitting attorneys from other jurisdictions to practice law |
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in this state as it shall deem proper and just. All such attorneys |
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shall be required to furnish satisfactory proof as to good moral |
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character. |
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(b) The Board of Law Examiners shall process an application |
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for admission to practice law in this state without examination for |
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an attorney licensed to practice law in another state of the United |
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States not later than the 100th day after the date the attorney |
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files the application with the board. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for admission to practice law in this state |
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without examination filed with the Board of Law Examiners on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. An application for admission |
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to practice law in this state without examination filed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect the date |
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the application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |