By: White (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 1717
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2019;
April 29, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 14, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 14, 2019, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a person holding office as a municipal judge in more
than one municipality at the same time.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 574.001(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) A person may hold the office of municipal judge for more
than one municipality at the same time [if each office is filled by
appointment]. The holding of these offices at the same time is of
benefit to this state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020, but only
if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 86th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2019, permitting a person to hold more than one
office as a municipal judge at the same time is approved by the
voters. If that proposed constitutional amendment is not approved
by the voters, this Act has no effect.
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