Bill Text: TX SB466 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the eligibility of persons finally convicted of a felony to run for certain public offices.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-13 - Left pending in committee [SB466 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB466-Engrossed.html
| By: Fallon | S.B. No. 466 | |
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| relating to the eligibility of persons finally convicted of a | ||
| felony to run for certain public offices. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 141.001, Election Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
| (a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(4), a person is not | ||
| eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public | ||
| elective office of this state if the person has previously been | ||
| convicted of an offense under Title 5, Penal Code. | ||
| SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | ||
| the eligibility requirements for a candidate or officer whose term | ||
| of office will begin on or after the effective date of this Act. The | ||
| eligibility requirements for a candidate or officer whose term of | ||
| office will begin before the effective date of this Act are governed | ||
| by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this | ||
| Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
