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| 1 | 1 | 86R2063 YDB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hall S.B. No. 375 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the eligibility of certain applicants for state bar | |
| 8 | 8 | examination. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 82, Government Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 82.025 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 82.025. ATTORNEY LICENSED IN ANOTHER STATE. (a) | |
| 13 | 13 | Notwithstanding Sections 82.024, 82.0241, and 82.036, an attorney | |
| 14 | 14 | licensed to practice law in another state is eligible to take this | |
| 15 | 15 | state's bar examination if the attorney: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) is a citizen of the United States; and | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) satisfies all other requirements to be licensed in | |
| 18 | 18 | this state. | |
| 19 | 19 | (b) An attorney eligible to take the examination under this | |
| 20 | 20 | section must comply with the procedures and deadlines prescribed by | |
| 21 | 21 | the supreme court. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |