81R3953 YDB-F
By: Watson S.B. No. 1438
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to compliance requirements for candidates for judicial
office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 34.001(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A person who has filed an application for a place on the
ballot as provided by the Election Code for a judicial office listed
in Subsection (b) is subject to Canon 5 [7], Code of Judicial
Conduct, and is subject to sanctions as provided by this chapter.
SECTION 2. Section 34.003, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 34.003. ATTORNEY. A candidate who is an attorney and
who violates Canon 5 [7], Code of Judicial Conduct, or any other
relevant provision of that code is subject to sanctions by the state
bar.
SECTION 3. Section 34.004, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 34.004. OTHER CANDIDATE. A candidate other than a
judge under Section 34.002 or an attorney under Section 34.003 who
violates Canon 5 [7], Code of Judicial Conduct, or any other
relevant provision of that code is subject to review by the attorney
general or the local district attorney for appropriate disciplinary
action.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.