S.B. No. 812
AN ACT
relating to reimbursement of expenses incurred by court reporters
for the 506th Judicial District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 52.057, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) In lieu of the reimbursements authorized by Section
52.055, the official court reporters for the 506th Judicial
District shall receive reimbursement for actual and necessary
expenses, including travel expenses, in an amount equal to the
amount of reimbursement that would be provided to a public servant
of the county in which the court is sitting at the time the court
reporter incurs the expenses if the public servant had incurred the
expenses. Each county in the district shall pay a portion of the
reimbursement authorized by this subsection in the proportion that
the county's population bears to the total population of the
district. For purposes of this subsection, "public servant"
includes an officer, employee, or agent of a county.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to
expenses incurred by a court reporter on or after the effective date
of this Act. Expenses incurred by a court reporter before the
effective date of this Act are governed by the law in effect on the
date the expenses were incurred, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 812 passed the Senate on
April 2, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 812 passed the House on
May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor