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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain licenses issued to retired judicial officers; |
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amending the requirements for a license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 411.201, Government Code, is amended as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 411.201. ACTIVE AND RETIRED JUDICIAL OFFICERS. (a) In |
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this section: |
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(1) "Active judicial officer" means: |
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(A) a person serving as a judge or justice of the |
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supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, a |
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district court, a criminal district court, a constitutional county |
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court, a statutory county court, a justice court, or a municipal |
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court; |
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(B) a federal judge who is a resident of this |
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state; or |
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(C) a person appointed and serving as an |
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associate judge under Chapter 201, Family Code. |
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(2) "Retired judicial officer" means: |
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(A) a special judge appointed under Section |
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26.023 or 26.024; or
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(B) a senior judge designated under Section |
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75.001 or a judicial officer as designated or defined by Section |
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75.001, 831.001, or 836.001; or |
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(C) a retired federal judge, who is a resident of |
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this state. |
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(C-1) "Federal judge" means: |
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(1) a judge of a United States court of |
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appeals; |
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(2) a judge of a United States district |
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court; |
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(3) a judge of a United States bankruptcy |
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court; or |
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(4) a magistrate judge of a United States |
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district court. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |