Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1710 amends the Government Code to provide for the appointment of bailiffs by the county sheriff, the district judges, and the board of district judges for the district courts and grand juries in Tarrant County that give preference to criminal cases. The act specifies that bailiffs appointed by the judge of a district court in Tarrant County that gives preference to criminal cases have the same pay grade as the salary of certified and noncertified peace officers who are appointed as bailiffs by sheriffs.