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House Bill 2384 |
House Author: Leach et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Huffman et al. |
House Bill 2384 amends the Family Code, Government Code, and Insurance Code to provide for a judicial pay increase and to revise provisions relating to judicial compensation and participation in the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One (JRS-1) and Plan Two (JRS-2). Among other provisions, the bill increases the minimum annual state base salary for a district judge and creates a tiered pay structure based on longevity for district judges; justices and judges of the courts of appeal, the Texas Supreme Court, and the Court of Criminal Appeals; statutory county court judges; statutory probate court judges; and certain prosecutors. The bill lowers the years of service required for longevity pay and increases the amount of longevity pay. The bill also changes the basis for computing the salary provided to a presiding judge and ties the salary for certain family court associate judges to the state base salary for a district judge.
House Bill 2384 revises the computation of service retirement benefits under JRS-1 and JRS-2. The bill increases the amount of a member contribution to JRS-2 to 9.5 percent of state compensation for service rendered after September 1, 2019, and changes the member contribution amount for a member who elects to make contributions to JRS‑1 after 20 years of service to 9.5 percent of the member's state compensation. The bill eliminates JRS-1 disability retirement benefits and revises provisions relating to disability retirement benefits under JRS-2. The bill also revises provisions relating to service retirement benefits for elected class service under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Implementation of a provision of this bill by the comptroller of public accounts is mandatory only if a specific appropriation is made for that purpose.