89R18464 BCH-D
By: Tepper, Johnson H.B. No. 204
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the total annual salary from state and county sources
for certain state prosecutors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 46.003, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as
follows:
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and except as provided
by Subsection (c-1), if the amount of a state prosecutor's total
annual salary from state and county sources exceeds the amount of
the maximum combined base salary from all state and county sources
provided by Section 659.012 for a district judge with comparable
years of service as the state prosecutor, the comptroller shall
reduce the state prosecutor's state annual salary by the amount
equal to the excess amount, except that the comptroller may not
reduce the state prosecutor's state annual salary to an amount that
is less than the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by
the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section
659.012(a).
(c-1) The limitation on the amount of a state prosecutor's
total annual salary under Subsection (c) does not apply to the
salary paid to a state prosecutor who serves in a judicial district
or county, as applicable, with a population of less than 400,000.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.