BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	S.B. 322
88R4142 SCP-D	By: Huffman
	Local Government
	3/9/2023
	As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Under current law, commissioners on the Matagorda-Palacios Seawall Commission in Matagorda County have their compensation capped at $50 for each day that the member attends an official meeting of the commission. Additionally, the total amount of compensation each member can earn each month is capped at $300.

S.B. 322 seeks to increase the cap on the amount of compensation each member may earn per day to $150 and the cap on the amount of compensation each member may earn per month to $600. Raising the cap helps to offset inflation as this statute has not been updated since it first went into effect on April 1, 2005.

As proposed, S.B. 322 amends current law relating to the compensation of members of the seawall commission in Matagorda County.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 9501.057(a), Special District Local Laws Code, as follows:

(a) Prohibits the amount of compensation for each member of the seawall commission in Matagorda County (commission) from exceeding $150, rather than $50, for each day that the member attends an official meeting of the commission. Prohibits the total amount of compensation for each member each month from exceeding $600, rather than $300.

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2023. �

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