81R1150 KFF-F
By: Wentworth S.B. No. 497
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to compensation paid to certain judges and justices.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 659.0125(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 659.012 or any other law, a
district judge who presides over multidistrict litigation
involving claims for asbestos-related or silica-related injuries
is entitled to receive, in addition to all other compensation,
expenses, and perquisites authorized by law, the maximum amount of
compensation set by the Texas Judicial Council for a presiding
judge under Section 74.051(b). The annual amount must be
apportioned over 12 equal monthly payments and be paid to the judge
by the Judiciary Section, Comptroller's Department, [Texas
Judicial Council] for each month during which the judge retains
jurisdiction over the claims.
SECTION 2. Section 659.0445, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, longevity pay that is
paid to a judge or justice under this section is not included as
part of the judge's or justice's combined salary from state and
county sources for purposes of the salary limitations provided by
Section 659.012.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.