88R18928 JTZ-F By: Kuempel H.B. No. 5346 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the appointment of magistrates in Guadalupe County. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 54.2001(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The judges of the district and statutory county courts in Guadalupe County by majority [a unanimous] vote may appoint magistrates as authorized by the Commissioners Court of Guadalupe County. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.