By: Jetton H.B. No. 4345
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority and jurisdiction conferred to the State
Commission on Judicial Conduct.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section Sec. 33.001(a)(8), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(8) "Judge" means a justice, judge, master,
magistrate, or retired or former judge as described by Section 1-a,
Article V, Texas Constitution, including a candidate for a judicial
office subject to the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act, or other
person who performs the functions of the justice, judge, master,
magistrate, or retired or former judge.
SECTION 2. Section Sec. 33.002, Government Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
(a-2) The State Commission on Judicial Conduct shall have
the authority to enforce the Code of Judicial Conduct and
administer discipline as it relates to judicial candidates.
SECTION 3.This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.