87R15576 CAE-F
By: Jetton H.B. No. 4344
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4344:
By: Middleton C.S.H.B. No. 4344
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the dismissal of a complaint filed with the State
Commission on Judicial Conduct.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 33, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 33.0331 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.0331. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT. (a) Subject to
Subsection (b), the commission shall dismiss each complaint filed
with the commission that the commission has not formally dismissed
or for which the commission has not imposed sanctions or instituted
proceedings on or before the first Monday following the 455th day
after the date the commission receives the complaint.
(b) The chairperson may determine on the executive
director's recommendation that extenuating circumstances,
including a need for further investigation, require additional time
not to exceed 120 days for disposal of a complaint that is subject
to dismissal under Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. Section 33.0331, Government Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to a complaint filed with the State
Commission on Judicial Conduct on or after the effective date of
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.