H.B. No. 1020
AN ACT
relating to volunteer practice by an inactive member of the State
Bar of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 81.053(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) An inactive member may not practice law in this state,
except as provided by rule promulgated by the supreme court for
volunteer practice, and may not hold an office in the state bar[,]
or vote in any election conducted by the state bar.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1020 was passed by the House on March
30, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1020 was passed by the Senate on May
11, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor