SB 869
AN ACT relating to the deadline for the Texas Ethics Commission to resolve
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to Senate committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
relating to the deadline for the Texas Ethics Commission to resolve
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the deadline for the Texas Ethics Commission to resolve BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 571.1242(h), Government Code, is amended (h) Notwithstanding any other law, including Sections (1) the [The] deadline under Subsection (g) is tolled only for the duration of any litigation brought by the respondent or the commission regarding the complaint at issue; and (2) the commission may not toll or extend the deadline under Subsection (g) for a duration other than the duration described by Subdivision (1) or adopt or enforce a rule to toll or extend the deadline for a duration other than the duration SECTION 2. Section 571.1242(h), Government Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 571, Government Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. A complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission under that chapter before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the complaint was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Ethics and related subject areas.
Brianna M. Menard
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Fred Shannon
Sarah Hicks
Matthew Bentley
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the deadline for the Texas Ethics Commission to resolve
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