Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 497	Senate Author:  Wentworth
Effective:  9-1-09	House Sponsor:  Hartnett

            Senate Bill 497 amends the Government Code to require a county judge to file an affidavit with the comptroller of public account's judiciary section to receive a $15,000 annual supplement from the state.  The bill requires the comptroller's judiciary section to pay the compensation of a district judge who presides over asbestos-related or silica-related multidistrict litigation cases. 

            Senate Bill 497 authorizes a county commissioners court to provide longevity pay to an active state judge or justice who is a member of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One or Plan Two and who meets certain requirements, sets forth the longevity pay calculation, and provides that such pay is not included as part of the judge's combined salary from state and county sources for purposes of salary limitations.