HB 204
AN ACT relating to the total annual salary from state and county sources
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the total annual salary from state and county sources
Bill Text
relating to the total annual salary from state and county sources BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 46.003, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and except as provided by Subsection (c-1), if the amount of a state prosecutor's total annual salary from state and county sources exceeds the amount of the maximum combined base salary from all state and county sources provided by Section 659.012 for a district judge with comparable years of service as the state prosecutor, the comptroller shall reduce the state prosecutor's state annual salary by the amount equal to the excess amount, except that the comptroller may not reduce the state prosecutor's state annual salary to an amount that is less than the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section (c-1) The limitation on the amount of a state prosecutor's total annual salary under Subsection (c) does not apply to the salary paid to a district attorney of a judicial district that includes a county with a population of less than 400,000. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the total annual salary from state and county sources
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