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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain information pertaining |
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to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.032, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) The discussions, thought processes, or individual votes |
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of members of the commission, the discussions or thought processes |
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of employees of the commission, including special counsel for the |
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commission, and the identity of a confidential complainant or |
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informant are confidential and privileged unless expressly waived, |
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in writing, by the commission or, in the case of a confidential |
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complainant or informant, by that individual or the legal |
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representative of the individual. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2325 passed the Senate on |
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April 24, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2325 passed the House on |
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May 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |