1-1 By: Hartnett (Senate Sponsor - West) H.B. No. 2814
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 30, 2001;
1-3 May 1, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Jurisprudence; May 8, 2001, reported favorably by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 8, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the operation of statutory probate courts.
1-9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-10 SECTION 1. Section 25.0023, Government Code, is amended to
1-11 read as follows:
1-12 Sec. 25.0023. COMPENSATION OF [CERTAIN] PROBATE COURT
1-13 JUDGES. (a) The [In any county having a population of 700,000 or
1-14 more, the] commissioners court shall set the annual salary of each
1-15 judge of a statutory probate court at an amount that is at least
1-16 equal to the total annual salary[, including supplements,] received
1-17 by a district judge in the county. A district judge's or statutory
1-18 probate court judge's total annual salary includes contributions
1-19 and supplements paid by the state or a county, other than
1-20 contributions received as compensation under Section 25.0022(c).
1-21 (b) The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments.
1-22 SECTION 2. Sections 25.00261, 25.00263, 25.00264, 25.00265,
1-23 and 25.00266, Government Code, are repealed because they duplicate
1-24 identical provisions in Sections 25.0027, 25.0029, 25.0030,
1-25 25.0031, and 25.0032, Government Code, as added by Chapter 394,
1-26 Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991, respectively.
1-27 SECTION 3. Section 25.0595(i), Government Code, as amended
1-28 by Chapters 394 and 746, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular
1-29 Session, 1991, is amended to read as follows:
1-30 (i) Section [25.00261] 25.0027 does not apply to a statutory
1-31 probate court in Dallas County.
1-32 SECTION 4. Section 25.0733(a), Government Code, is amended
1-33 to read as follows:
1-34 (a) Sections 25.0732(d), (h), (i), (j), [(l),] (m), (n),
1-35 (o), (p), (q), (r), and (v), relating to county courts at law in El
1-36 Paso County, apply to a statutory probate court in El Paso County.
1-37 SECTION 5. Section 25.2651(b), Government Code, is amended
1-38 to read as follows:
1-39 (b) Except for Sections 25.0009, 25.0010(b), 25.0011,
1-40 25.0030(b) [25.00264(b)], and 25.0031 [25.00265], Subchapters A and
1-41 B apply to a statutory probate court composed of more than one
1-42 county.
1-43 SECTION 6. Section 40.062, Human Resources Code, is amended
1-44 to read as follows:
1-45 Sec. 40.062. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN COSTS AND FEES. The
1-46 department is not required to pay any cost or fee otherwise imposed
1-47 for court proceedings, including a:
1-48 (1) filing fee or fee for issuance or service of
1-49 process imposed by Section 110.002, Family Code, or by Section
1-50 51.317, 51.318(b)(2), or 51.319, Government Code;
1-51 (2) transfer fee imposed by Section 110.002 or
1-52 110.005, Family Code;
1-53 (3) court reporter fee imposed by Section 51.601,
1-54 Government Code;
1-55 (4) judicial fund fee imposed by Sections 51.701 and
1-56 51.702, Government Code;
1-57 (5) judge's fee imposed by Section 25.0008[,
1-58 25.00263,] or 25.0029, Government Code; or
1-59 (6) cost or security fee imposed by Section 12 or 622,
1-60 Probate Code.
1-61 SECTION 7. Sections 25.00262, 25.0028, and 25.2293(h),
1-62 Government Code, are repealed.
1-63 SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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