87R17659 TSS-F
By: Pacheco, Campos H.B. No. 3900
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3900:
By: Leach C.S.H.B. No. 3900
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of a deputy clerk to certain county
courts at law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.0172(p), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(p) The county clerk shall keep a separate docket for each
county court at law. The county clerk shall appoint a deputy clerk
for each county court at law. [An appointment of a deputy clerk of
County Court at Law No. 2 or 3 takes effect when it is confirmed in
writing by the judge of the court to which the deputy clerk is
assigned and the deputy clerk serves at the pleasure of the judge of
the court to which he is assigned.] A deputy clerk must take the
constitutional oath of office and may be required to furnish bond in
an amount, conditioned and payable, as required by the county
clerk. A deputy clerk must attend all sessions of the court to
which the deputy clerk [he] is assigned. A deputy clerk acts in the
name of the county clerk and may perform any official act or service
required of the county clerk and shall perform any other service
required by the judge of a county court at law. The deputy clerks
may act for one another in performing services for the county courts
at law, but a deputy is not entitled to receive additional
compensation for acting for another deputy. If a vacancy occurs,
the county clerk shall immediately appoint another deputy clerk as
provided by this subsection. [A deputy clerk of a county court at
law is entitled to the same amount of compensation as received by
the deputy clerks of the other county courts at law in Bexar County.
The commissioners court shall pay the salary of a deputy clerk in
equal monthly installments from county funds.]
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.