Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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11 88R1473 TSS-D
22 By: Jetton H.B. No. 961
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to an annual report by a justice of the peace regarding
88 certain income.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Section 154.005, Local Government Code, is
1111 amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
1212 (a-1) A justice of the peace who receives any fee,
1313 commission, or payment authorized under Subsection (a) during a
1414 calendar year shall submit to the Texas Ethics Commission a report
1515 on the total amount of fees, commissions, and payments received
1616 under that subsection during the year. The report must be filed not
1717 later than May 1 of the following year and is public information for
1818 purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code.
1919 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.