89R20631 BCH-F
By: McLaughlin H.B. No. 3104
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3104:
By: Leach C.S.H.B. No. 3104
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment and compensation of a bailiff appointed
by the judges of certain district courts in Webb County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 53.001(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The judges of the 30th, 70th, 71st, 78th, 89th, and
161st [, and 341st] district courts, the judges of the district
courts having jurisdiction in Taylor County, the judges of the
county courts at law of Taylor County, and the judge of the County
Court of Harrison County shall each appoint a bailiff.
SECTION 2. Sections 53.001(i) and 53.009(d), Government
Code, are repealed.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act do not apply
to a bailiff appointed by the judge of the 341st or 406th district
court before the effective date of this Act. A bailiff appointed by
the judge of the 341st or 406th district court shall continue to
serve and receive compensation from Webb County in the same manner
as before the effective date of this Act and shall be eligible to
receive any longevity or cost of living salary increases available
to a bailiff serving in Webb County before the effective date of
this Act. The former law is continued in effect for the purposes of
this section.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.