By: Murr (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) H.B. No. 2430
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2021;
May 13, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
Jurisprudence; May 21, 2021, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 21, 2021, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the mileage expense reimbursement for certain temporary
justices of the peace.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 27.055(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) If a justice is temporarily unable to perform official
duties because of absence, recusal, illness, injury, or other
disability, the county judge, on the judge's own motion or at the
request of the justice of the peace, may appoint a qualified person
to serve as temporary justice for the duration of the absence of the
justice of the peace from the bench. The commissioners court shall
compensate the temporary justice by the day, week, or month in an
amount equal to the compensation of the regular justice. If the
temporary justice is also serving as a justice of the peace in
another justice precinct in the county, the commissioners court may
authorize reimbursement for the mileage expenses incurred in
performing the official duties of the temporary justice's
appointment, notwithstanding Chapter 152, Local Government Code. A
temporary justice has all the rights and powers of the justice of
the peace while serving in that capacity but may not make personnel
decisions about, or significant changes in, the justice of the
peace's office.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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