HB 2529
AN ACT relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Modifies the annual state salary supplement for county judges, increasing their supplement to 18% of a district judge's salary, contingent on the judge performing predominantly judicial functions. The change applies to pay periods starting on or after the effective date of September 1, 2025, and will impact county judges who spend the majority of their work hours on judicial duties.
Bill Text
relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 26.006(a), Government Code, is amended (a) A county judge is entitled to an annual salary supplement from the state in an amount equal to 18 percent of the annual [state base] salary paid to a district judge with comparable years of service as the county judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 [659.012(a)] (1) functions that the judge performs are judicial (2) total hours that the judge works are in the performance of judicial functions. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a salary payment for a pay period beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. A salary payment for a pay period beginning before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the pay period began, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county
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