By: Guillen H.B. No. 4103
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the continued service of municipal court judges for
another term of office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 29.005, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The judge of a municipal court serves for a term of
office of two years unless the municipality provides for a longer
term pursuant to Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution.
(b) A municipal court judge who is not reappointed by the
91st day following the expiration of a term of office shall, absent
action by the appointing authority, continue to serve for another
term of office beginning on the date the previous term of office
expired.
(c) Judges who continue to serve under Subsection (b) may
continue to perform the duties of their offices without an
additional Oath or Affirmation required pursuant to Article XVI,
Section 1, of the Texas Constitution.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to
municipal court judges who are in office before, on, or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.