HB 3104
AN ACT relating to the salary of bailiffs appointed by certain district
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
Adjusts the salary regulations for bailiffs in the 341st and 406th district courts, allowing the commissioners court to set their salary at a level commensurate with bailiffs in similar courts. The salary cannot exceed the chief deputy sheriff's salary in the county, and the district judge must provide written notification to the commissioners court about the compensation. The changes will take effect on September 1, 2025, impacting bailiff compensation in these specific district courts.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the salary of bailiffs appointed by certain district BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 53.009(d) and (e), Government Code, are (d) Each [The] bailiff appointed by a [the] judge of the 341st or 406th district court [District Court] is entitled to receive a salary set by the commissioners court [judge] in an amount that is commensurate with the salary paid the bailiffs of other courts with similar duties. The salary is paid out of the general (e) A bailiff is entitled to receive from the county in which the bailiff [he] serves a salary set by the judge or the commissioners court, as applicable, in an amount that does not exceed the salary of the chief deputy sheriff of the county. A [The] judge who sets the salary for a bailiff shall give each commissioners court in the district written notification of the amount of compensation to be paid by the county. The salary is paid out of the general fund of the county. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the salary of bailiffs appointed by certain district
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