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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the total annual salary from state and county sources |
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for certain state prosecutors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.003, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and except as provided |
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by Subsection (c-1), if the amount of a state prosecutor's total |
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annual salary from state and county sources exceeds the amount of |
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the maximum combined base salary from all state and county sources |
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provided by Section 659.012 for a district judge with comparable |
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years of service as the state prosecutor, the comptroller shall |
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reduce the state prosecutor's state annual salary by the amount |
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equal to the excess amount, except that the comptroller may not |
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reduce the state prosecutor's state annual salary to an amount that |
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is less than the state base salary paid to a district judge as set by |
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the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section |
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659.012(a). |
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(c-1) The limitation on the amount of a state prosecutor's |
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total annual salary under Subsection (c) does not apply to the |
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salary paid to a district attorney of a judicial district that |
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includes a county with a population of less than 400,000. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |