Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1434 amends the Government Code to authorize the judges of the district courts and county courts at law in Brazos County, with the consent of the Commissioners Court of Brazos County, to jointly appoint one or more magistrates. The bill permits the judges to authorize one or more magistrates to share service with more than one court, but if a magistrate serves more than one court, the magistrate's appointment must be made with the unanimous approval of all the judges under whom the magistrate serves. The bill establishes other provisions relating to the operation and jurisdiction of a magistrate's court and to the compensation, powers, and duties of a magistrate.