By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 2901
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment and salary of bailiffs appointed by
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) Sec. 53.001. MANDATORY APPOINTMENTS. (a) The judges
of the 30th, 70th, 71st, 78th, 89th, 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. Sec. 53.009(d), Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) The bailiff appointed by the judge of the 341st District
Court is entitled to receive a salary set by the judge in an amount
that is commensurate with the salary paid the bailiffs of other
courts with similar duties. The salary is paid out of the general
fund of the county.The bailiffs currently employed by the judges of
the 341st and the 406th district courts shall continue in place with
their current salaries including any future CPI or longevity
increases granted by the Commissioners Court of Webb County until
such time as those individuals are terminated or leave their
current positions as bailiffs.
SECTION 3. Section 53.001(i), Government Code, is repealed.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.