TITLE: Relating to revocation of a prosecuting attorney's license to practice law in this state on a court's finding the attorney committed certain official misconduct.

SUMMARY: Relating to revocation of a prosecuting attorney's license to practice law in this state on a court's finding the attorney committed certain official misconduct.

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AN ACT relating to revocation of a prosecuting attorney's license to practice law in this state on a court's finding the attorney committed certain official misconduct. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 87.018, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: (i) In addition to implementing other action authorized by this subchapter and on a finding that a prosecuting attorney accused of committing official misconduct under Section 87.011(3)(B) or (C) adopted or enforced a policy described by Section 87.011(3)(B) or permitted an attorney employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the prosecuting attorney to act as described by Section 87.011(3)(C), the court shall revoke the prosecuting attorney's license to practice law in this state. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a proceeding to remove a prosecuting attorney from office commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. A proceeding to remove a prosecuting attorney from office commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.