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