89R19266 MZM-F
By: Holt H.B. No. 5645
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the term of the chair of a county ethics commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 161.0591(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The position of chair is selected from the commission
members by a majority vote of the commission members. The chair
serves a one-year term [of six months].
SECTION 2. Section 161.0591, Local Government Code, as
amended by this Act, applies only to the term of the chair of a
county ethics commission selected on or after the effective date of
this Act. The term of the chair of a county ethics commission
selected before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
law in effect on the date the selection was made, and the former law
is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.