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AN ACT
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relating to volunteer practice by an inactive member of the State |
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Bar of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 81.053(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) An inactive member may not practice law in this state, |
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except as provided by rule promulgated by the supreme court for |
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volunteer practice, and may not hold an office in the state bar[,] |
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or vote in any election conducted by the state bar. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1020 was passed by the House on March |
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30, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1020 was passed by the Senate on May |
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11, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |