By Brady H.B. No. 2818 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the appointment of bailiffs by certain judges. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Section 53.002, Government Code, is amended by 1-5 adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: 1-6 (f) The judges of the 9th, 2nd 9th, 221st, 359th, and 284th 1-7 District Courts and the judges of the statutory county courts in 1-8 Montgomery County may each appoint a bailiff. A bailiff for a 1-9 district court that is composed of more than one county may, at the 1-10 discretion of the judge, serve the court in each county of the 1-11 district. 1-12 SECTION 2. Section 53.006(a), Government Code, is amended by 1-13 as follows: 1-14 (a) A bailiff or grand jury bailiff appointed under Section 1-15 53.001, 53.002(a), 53.002(c), 53.002(d), 53.002(e), or 53.002(f) is 1-16 an officer of the court. 1-17 SECTION 3. Section 53.009, Government code, is amended by 1-18 adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: 1-19 (k) Each bailiff appointed under Section 53.002(f) is 1-20 entitled to receive a salary set by the judge. The salary is paid 1-21 out of the general fund of the county. 1-22 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 1-23 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the crowed 2-1 condition of the calendars in both houses create an emergency and 2-2 an imperative public necessity that the constitutional rule 2-3 requiring bills too be read on three several days in each house be 2-4 suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.