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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deadline for the Texas Ethics Commission to resolve |
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certain complaints. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 571.1242(h), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(h) Notwithstanding any other law, including Sections |
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571.1244 and 571.136: |
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(1) the [The] deadline under Subsection (g) is tolled |
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only for the duration of any litigation brought by the respondent or |
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the commission regarding the complaint at issue; and |
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(2) the commission may not toll or extend the deadline |
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under Subsection (g) for a duration other than the duration |
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described by Subdivision (1) or adopt or enforce a rule to toll or |
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extend the deadline for a duration other than the duration |
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described by that subdivision. |
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SECTION 2. Section 571.1242(h), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to a complaint filed with the Texas Ethics |
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Commission under Chapter 571, Government Code, on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A complaint filed with the Texas Ethics |
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Commission under that chapter before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the complaint was |
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filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |