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