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| 1 | 1 | 89R770 AMF-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Perry S.B. No. 303 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the appointment of spoken language interpreters for | |
| 10 | 10 | certain court proceedings. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 57.002(d), Government Code, is amended | |
| 13 | 13 | to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (d) Subject to Subsection (e), in a county with a population | |
| 15 | 15 | of 50,000 or more, a court may appoint a spoken language interpreter | |
| 16 | 16 | who is not a certified or licensed court interpreter: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) if: | |
| 18 | 18 | (A) [(1)] the language necessary in the | |
| 19 | 19 | proceeding is a language other than Spanish; and | |
| 20 | 20 | (B) [(2)] the court makes a finding that there is | |
| 21 | 21 | no licensed court interpreter within 75 miles who can interpret in | |
| 22 | 22 | the language that is necessary in a proceeding; or | |
| 23 | 23 | (2) if the court is a justice court, municipal court, | |
| 24 | 24 | or municipal court of record. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |