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1	1		By: Zwiener H.J.R. No. 201
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4	6		A JOINT RESOLUTION
5	7		proposing a constitutional amendment requiring full payment of
6	8		civil penalties imposed by the Texas Ethics Commission to be
7	9		eligible to hold certain public elective offices.
8	10		BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	11		SECTION 1. Section 6, Article III, Texas Constitution, is
10	12		amended to read as follows:
11	13		Sec. 6. To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or
12	14		appointed to, the office of [No person shall be a] Senator, a person
13	15		must:
14	16		(1) [unless he] be a citizen of the United States;
15	17		(2) be, [and,] at the time of the person's [his]
16	18		election or appointment, a qualified voter of this State;
17	19		(3) [, and shall] have been a resident of this State
18	20		for the five years [next] preceding the [his] election or
19	21		appointment;
20	22		(4) have been [, and the last year thereof] a resident
21	23		of the district for which the person would serve as a Senator for
22	24		the year preceding the election or appointment;
23	25		(5) be at least 26 [he shall be chosen, and shall have
24	26		attained the age of twenty-six] years of age; and
25	27		(6) have paid in full any civil penalty imposed by the
26	28		Texas Ethics Commission for which the person is liable:
27	29		(A) prior to the first date of the regular filing
28	30		period for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot if
29	31		the office is to be filled by an election; or
30	32		(B) prior to the date of appointment if the
31	33		office is to be filled by an appointment.
32	34		SECTION 2. Section 7, Article III, Texas Constitution, is
33	35		amended to read as follows:
34	36		Sec. 7. To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or
35	37		appointed to, the office of [No person shall be a] Representative, a
36	38		person must:
37	39		(1) [unless he] be a citizen of the United States;
38	40		(2) be, [and,] at the time of the person's [his]
39	41		election or appointment, a qualified voter of this State;
40	42		(3) [, and shall] have been a resident of this State
41	43		for the two years [next] preceding the [his] election or
42	44		appointment;
43	45		(4) have been [, the last year thereof] a resident of
44	46		the district for which the person would serve as a Representative
45	47		for the year preceding the election or appointment;
46	48		(5) be at least 21 [ he shall be chosen, and shall have
47	49		attained the age of twenty-one] years of age; and
48	50		(6) have paid in full any civil penalty imposed by the
49	51		Texas Ethics Commission for which the person is liable:
50	52		(A) prior to the first date of the regular filing
51	53		period for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot if
52	54		the office is to be filled by an election; or
53	55		(B) prior to the date of appointment if the
54	56		office is to be filled by an appointment.
55	57		SECTION 3. Section 4, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is
56	58		amended to read as follows:
57	59		Sec. 4. The Governor elected at the general election [in
58	60		1974, and thereafter,] shall be installed on the first Tuesday
59	61		after the organization of the Legislature, or as soon thereafter as
60	62		practicable, and shall hold that [his] office for the term of four
61	63		years, or until the Governor's [his] successor shall be duly
62	64		installed. To be eligible to be a candidate for or elected to the
63	65		office of Governor, a person must:
64	66		(1) [He shall] be at least thirty years of age;
65	67		(2) be [,] a citizen of the United States;
66	68		(3) have been a resident of [, and shall have resided
67	69		in] this State for the [at least] five years immediately preceding
68	70		the [his] election; and
69	71		(4) have paid in full any civil penalty imposed by the
70	72		Texas Ethics Commission for which the person is liable, prior to the
71	73		first date of the regular filing period for a candidate's
72	74		application for a place on the ballot.
73	75		SECTION 4. Section 2(b), Article V, Texas Constitution, is
74	76		amended to read as follows:
75	77		(b) To [No person shall] be eligible to be a candidate for,
76	78		or elected or appointed to, [serve in] the office of Chief Justice
77	79		or Justice of the Supreme Court, a [unless the] person must:
78	80		(1) be [is] licensed to practice law in the State of
79	81		Texas;
80	82		(2) be [is], at the time of the person's election or
81	83		appointment, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the
82	84		State of Texas;
83	85		(3) be at least 35 [has attained the age of
84	86		thirty-five] years of age;
85	87		(4) have [has] been either:
86	88		(A) a practicing lawyer licensed in the State of
87	89		Texas for at least ten years; or
88	90		(B) a practicing lawyer licensed in the State of
89	91		Texas and judge of a state court or county court established by the
90	92		Legislature by statute for a combined total of at least ten years;
91	93		[and]
92	94		(5) during the time required by Subdivision (4) of
93	95		this subsection, have [has] not had the person's license to
94	96		practice law revoked, suspended, or subject to a probated
95	97		suspension; and
96	98		(6) have paid in full any civil penalty imposed by the
97	99		Texas Ethics Commission for which the person is liable:
98	100		(A) prior to the first date of the regular filing
99	101		period for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot if
100	102		the office is to be filled by an election; or
101	103		(B) prior to the date of appointment if the
102	104		office is to be filled by an appointment.
103	105		SECTION 5. Section 7(b), Article V, Texas Constitution, is
104	106		amended to read as follows:
105	107		(b) Each district judge shall be elected by the qualified
106	108		voters at a General Election. To be eligible for appointment or
107	109		election as a district judge, a person must:
108	110		(1) be a citizen of the United States and a resident of
109	111		this State;
110	112		(2) be licensed to practice law in this State;
111	113		(3) have been a practicing lawyer or a Judge of a Court
112	114		in this State, or both combined, for eight years next preceding the
113	115		judge's election, during which time the judge's license to practice
114	116		law has not been revoked, suspended, or subject to a probated
115	117		suspension;
116	118		(4) have resided in the district in which the judge was
117	119		elected for two years next preceding the election; [and]
118	120		(5) reside in the district during the judge's term of
119	121		office; and
120	122		(6) have paid in full any civil penalty imposed by the
121	123		Texas Ethics Commission for which the person is liable:
122	124		(A) prior to the first date of the regular filing
123	125		period for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot if
124	126		the office is to be filled by an election; or
125	127		(B) prior to the date of appointment if the
126	128		office is to be filled by an appointment.
127	129		SECTION 6. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
128	130		submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.
129	131		The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
130	132		proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring full payment
131	133		of civil penalties imposed by the Texas Ethics Commission to be
132	134		eligible to hold certain public elective offices."