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| 1 | 1 | 81R7100 YDB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hartnett H.B. No. 1204 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the use of a judge's staff and office equipment to | |
| 8 | 8 | prepare a response to certain complaints or allegations or to | |
| 9 | 9 | provide certain information. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 33, Government Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by adding Section 33.0225 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 33.0225. USE OF STAFF AND EQUIPMENT. A judge may | |
| 14 | 14 | request and receive the assistance of the judge's staff and use the | |
| 15 | 15 | judge's and staff's office equipment to: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) prepare for the commission a response to: | |
| 17 | 17 | (A) a complaint; or | |
| 18 | 18 | (B) a request for information related to an | |
| 19 | 19 | allegation or appearance of misconduct or disability; or | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) provide other information requested by the | |
| 21 | 21 | commission. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 23 | 23 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 24 | 24 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 25 | 25 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 26 | 26 | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |