81R2129 KFF-D
By: Wentworth S.B. No. 320
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the qualifications for office of justice of the peace in
certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 27, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 27.0055 to read as follows:
Sec. 27.0055. QUALIFICATIONS OF JUSTICES OF CERTAIN
COUNTIES. A justice of the peace in a county with a population of
200,000 or more must be:
(1) at least 25 years of age; and
(2) licensed to practice law in this state.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a justice of the peace elected or appointed on or after the
effective date of this Act. A justice of the peace elected or
appointed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act
until the term for which the justice was elected or appointed
expires or the justice is otherwise removed as provided by law, and
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. 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.