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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to oaths and affirmations of certain judges of municipal |
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courts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.005, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.005. TERM OF OFFICE. (a) The judge of a municipal |
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court serves for a term of office of two years unless the |
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municipality provides for a longer term pursuant to Section 11, |
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Article XI, [Section 11, of the] Texas Constitution. |
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(b) A municipal court judge who is not reappointed by the |
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91st day following the expiration of a term of office shall, absent |
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action by the appointing authority, continue to serve for another |
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term of office beginning on the date the previous term of office |
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expired. |
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(c) A judge of a municipal court who continues to serve for |
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another term of office under Subsection (b) may continue to perform |
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the duties of the office without taking an additional oath or |
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affirmation required under Section 1, Article XVI, Texas |
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Constitution. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a |
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judge of a municipal court who serves in the office before, on, or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |