86R1578 MP-D
By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 168
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the removal from office of a public officer of a
political subdivision for policies or actions regarding
immigration enforcement.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 752.0565, Government Code, is repealed.
SECTION 2. A civil action to remove a public officer from
office under Section 752.0565, Government Code, for a violation of
Section 752.053, Government Code, that occurred before the
effective date of this Act may not be initiated after the effective
date of this Act. If on the effective date of this Act, a civil
action is pending under Section 752.0565, Government Code, the
action is dismissed on that date. However, a final adjudication for
the removal of a public officer from office under Section 752.0565,
Government Code, that exists on the effective date of this Act is
unaffected by this Act.
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, 2019.