| 1 | 1 | | By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 2901 |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 8 | | relating to the appointment and salary of bailiffs appointed by |
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| 9 | 9 | | certain district courts in Webb County. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 53.001 (a), Government Code, is amended |
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| 12 | 12 | | to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a) Sec. 53.001. MANDATORY APPOINTMENTS. (a) The judges |
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| 14 | 14 | | of the 30th, 70th, 71st, 78th, 89th, 161st, and 341st |
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| 15 | 15 | | district courts, the judges of the district courts |
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| 16 | 16 | | having jurisdiction in Taylor County, the judges of the |
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| 17 | 17 | | county courts at law of Taylor County, and the judge of |
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| 18 | 18 | | the County Court of Harrison County shall each appoint a |
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| 19 | 19 | | bailiff. |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 2. Sec. 53.009(d), Government Code, is amended to |
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| 21 | 21 | | read as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (d) The bailiff appointed by the judge of the 341st District |
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| 23 | 23 | | Court is entitled to receive a salary set by the judge in an amount |
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| 24 | 24 | | that is commensurate with the salary paid the bailiffs of other |
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| 25 | 25 | | courts with similar duties. The salary is paid out of the general |
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| 26 | 26 | | fund of the county.The bailiffs currently employed by the judges of |
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| 27 | 27 | | the 341st and the 406th district courts shall continue in place with |
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| 28 | 28 | | their current salaries including any future CPI or longevity |
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| 29 | 29 | | increases granted by the Commissioners Court of Webb County until |
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| 30 | 30 | | such time as those individuals are terminated or leave their |
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| 31 | 31 | | current positions as bailiffs. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. Section 53.001(i), Government Code, is repealed. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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