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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the State Commission on |
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Judicial Conduct. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 33, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.02105 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.02105. CANDIDATE FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE. The |
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commission may accept complaints, conduct investigations, and take |
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any other action authorized by this chapter or Section 1-a, Article |
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V, Texas Constitution, with respect to a candidate for judicial |
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office who is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 253, Election Code, |
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in the same manner the commission is authorized to take those |
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actions with respect to a judge. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 367 was passed by the House on April |
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12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 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. 367 was passed by the Senate on May |
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15, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |