By: Zwiener H.J.R. No. 201       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment requiring full payment of   civil penalties imposed by the Texas Ethics Commission to be   eligible to hold certain public elective offices.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 6, Article III, Texas Constitution, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 6.  To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or   appointed to, the office of [No person shall be a] Senator, a person   must:                (1)  [unless he] be a citizen of the United States;                (2)  be, [and,] at the time of the person's [his]   election or appointment, a qualified voter of this State;                (3)  [, and shall] have been a resident of this State   for the five years [next] preceding the [his] election or   appointment;                (4)  have been [, and the last year thereof] a resident   of the district for which the person would serve as a Senator for   the year preceding the election or appointment;                (5)  be at least 26 [he shall be chosen, and shall have   attained the age of twenty-six] years of age; and                (6)  have paid in full any civil penalty imposed by the   Texas Ethics Commission for which the person is liable:                      (A)  prior to the first date of the regular filing   period for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot if   the office is to be filled by an election; or                      (B)  prior to the date of appointment if the   office is to be filled by an appointment.          SECTION 2.  Section 7, Article III, Texas Constitution, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 7.  To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or   appointed to, the office of [No person shall be a] Representative, a   person must:                (1)  [unless he] be a citizen of the United States;                (2)  be, [and,] at the time of the person's [his]   election or appointment, a qualified voter of this State;                (3)  [, and shall] have been a resident of this State   for the two years [next] preceding the [his] election or   appointment;                (4)  have been [, the last year thereof] a resident of   the district for which the person would serve as a Representative   for the year preceding the election or appointment;                (5)  be at least 21 [ he shall be chosen, and shall have   attained the age of twenty-one] years of age; and                (6)  have paid in full any civil penalty imposed by the   Texas Ethics Commission for which the person is liable:                      (A)  prior to the first date of the regular filing   period for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot if   the office is to be filled by an election; or                      (B)  prior to the date of appointment if the   office is to be filled by an appointment.          SECTION 3.  Section 4, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 4.  The Governor elected at the general election [in   1974, and thereafter,] shall be installed on the first Tuesday   after the organization of the Legislature, or as soon thereafter as   practicable, and shall hold that [his] office for the term of four   years, or until the Governor's [his] successor shall be duly   installed.  To be eligible to be a candidate for or elected to the   office of Governor, a person must:                (1)  [He shall] be at least thirty years of age;                (2)  be [,] a citizen of the United States;                (3)  have been a resident of [, and shall have resided   in] this State for the [at least] five years immediately preceding   the [his] election; and                (4)  have paid in full any civil penalty imposed by the   Texas Ethics Commission for which the person is liable, prior to the   first date of the regular filing period for a candidate's   application for a place on the ballot.          SECTION 4.  Section 2(b), Article V, Texas Constitution, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  To [No person shall] be eligible to be a candidate for,   or elected or appointed to, [serve in] the office of Chief Justice   or Justice of the Supreme Court, a [unless the] person must:                (1)  be [is] licensed to practice law in the State of   Texas;                (2)  be [is], at the time of the person's election or   appointment, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the   State of Texas;                (3)  be at least 35 [has attained the age of   thirty-five] years of age;                (4)  have [has] been either:                      (A)  a practicing lawyer licensed in the State of   Texas for at least ten years; or                      (B)  a practicing lawyer licensed in the State of   Texas and judge of a state court or county court established by the   Legislature by statute for a combined total of at least ten years;   [and]                (5)  during the time required by Subdivision (4) of   this subsection, have [has] not had the person's license to   practice law revoked, suspended, or subject to a probated   suspension; and                (6)  have paid in full any civil penalty imposed by the   Texas Ethics Commission for which the person is liable:                      (A)  prior to the first date of the regular filing   period for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot if   the office is to be filled by an election; or                      (B)  prior to the date of appointment if the   office is to be filled by an appointment.          SECTION 5.  Section 7(b), Article V, Texas Constitution, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  Each district judge shall be elected by the qualified   voters at a General Election.  To be eligible for appointment or   election as a district judge, a person must:                (1)  be a citizen of the United States and a resident of   this State;                (2)  be licensed to practice law in this State;                (3)  have been a practicing lawyer or a Judge of a Court   in this State, or both combined, for eight years next preceding the   judge's election, during which time the judge's license to practice   law has not been revoked, suspended, or subject to a probated   suspension;                (4)  have resided in the district in which the judge was   elected for two years next preceding the election; [and]                (5)  reside in the district during the judge's term of   office; and                (6)  have paid in full any civil penalty imposed by the   Texas Ethics Commission for which the person is liable:                      (A)  prior to the first date of the regular filing   period for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot if   the office is to be filled by an election; or                      (B)  prior to the date of appointment if the   office is to be filled by an appointment.          SECTION 6.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.     The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring full payment   of civil penalties imposed by the Texas Ethics Commission to be   eligible to hold certain public elective offices."