SRC-BWC H.B. 3296 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 3296
77R14837 JMC-FBy: Goodman (Harris)
Jurisprudence
5/11/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, if a retired judge or justice sits as a visiting judge, the
retired judge's salary, compensation, and expenses are paid out of money
appropriated from the general revenue fund for that purpose in an amount
equal to the compensation received from state and county sources.  However,
if a retired statutory county court judge serves in the same capacity, the
judge is not compensated in the same manner.  This may preclude retired
statutory county court judges from sitting as visiting judges.  H.B. 3296
requires the salary of a retired statutory county court judge assigned to
serve as a visiting judge in a district or statutory county court to be
paid by the state in the same manner as the salary of a retired district
court judge assigned to serve as a visiting judge in a district or
statutory county court.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 74.061(c), Government Code, to require the
salary of a retired statutory county court judge assigned under this
chapter to serve in a district court or statutory county court to be paid
by the state in the same manner as the salary of a retired district judge
assigned under this chapter to serve in a district court or statutory
county court is paid by the state. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.
            Makes application of this Act prospective.