The Committee on Disciplinary Rules and Referenda was created by the 2017 Texas Legislature in Senate Bill 302.

The Committee consists of nine members, including seven attorney members and two non-attorney public members.

The Committee shall:

 

1. Regularly review the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure;

 

2. At least annually issue to the Supreme Court and the Board of Directors a report on the adequacy of the rules; and

 

3. Oversee the initial process for proposing a disciplinary rule.

 

To submit comments related to proposed rules, please click here

 

To subscribe to email updates, including notices of public hearings and published rules for comment, click here.

 

For Committee meeting dates, agendas, materials and more on how to participate, click here.