89R2596 CJD-D     By: Hall S.B. No. 139       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 571.1223, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 571.1223.  DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT FOLLOWING CORRECTED   OR AMENDED STATEMENT, REGISTRATION, OR REPORT. At any stage of a   proceeding under this subchapter, the commission shall dismiss a   complaint to the extent the complaint alleges a statement,   registration, or report violates a law or rule if:                (1)  the respondent has filed a corrected or amended   statement, registration, or report before the commission issues a   final decision on [accepts jurisdiction over] the complaint; and                (2)  the corrected or amended statement, registration,   or report remedies the alleged violation.          SECTION 2.  Section 571.1241, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  If it is determined that the commission has jurisdiction   over the violation alleged in a complaint, the respondent may bring   an action in a district court in the county in which the respondent   resides to review that determination. The respondent must bring   the action not later than the 90th day after the date the respondent   receives notice of the determination.          SECTION 3.  Section 571.1242(g), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (g)  Not later than the 30th [120th] day after the [later of   the] date the commission receives a respondent's response to notice   as required by Subsection (a) or (b) [or the respondent's response   to written questions as required by Subsection (f)], the commission   shall:                (1)  propose an agreement to the respondent to settle   the complaint without holding a preliminary hearing; or                (2)  dismiss the complaint.          SECTION 4.  The changes in law made by this Act to Chapter   571, Government Code, apply only to a complaint filed under that   chapter on or after the effective date of this Act. A complaint   filed 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 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.