H.B. No. 367
AN ACT
relating to the powers and duties of 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 33.02105 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.02105. CANDIDATE FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE. The
commission may accept complaints, conduct investigations, and take
any other action authorized by this chapter or Section 1-a, Article
V, Texas Constitution, with respect to a candidate for judicial
office who is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 253, Election Code,
in the same manner the commission is authorized to take those
actions with respect to a judge.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 367 was passed by the House on April
12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 367 was passed by the Senate on May
15, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor