H.B. 2402 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


H.B. 2402
By: Stick
Judicial Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law provides a base salary for district court judges, which
counties may choose to supplement up to a certain statutory cap.  This cap
has not kept up with commensurate increases in the cost of living in
Travis County over the past few years, leaving Travis County judges
relatively worse off than their peers in other parts of the state.   

H.B. 2402 lifts the statutory cap to allow Travis County to pay its judges
a supplemental amount set by the commissioners court.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or
institution. 

ANALYSIS

H.B. 2402 amends the Government Code to provide that the Commissioners
Court of Travis County may pay the judges of the district courts having
jurisdiction in the county an annual salary in an amount set by the
commissioners court for services rendered and for performing
administrative duties.  

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2003.