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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an annual report by a justice of the peace regarding |
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certain income. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 154.005, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A justice of the peace who receives any fee, |
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commission, or payment authorized under Subsection (a) during a |
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calendar year shall submit to the Texas Ethics Commission a report |
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on the total amount of fees, commissions, and payments received |
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under that subsection during the year. The report must be filed not |
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later than May 1 of the following year and is public information for |
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purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |