SRC-LBB S.B. 1797 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1797
By: Barrientos
Jurisprudence
4/7/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the salaries of district judges in Travis County are paid by
both the state and the county.  Different provisions limit those salaries
to $2000 less than that of a justice of the supreme court and $1,000 less
than an associate court of appeals justice in Travis County.  As proposed,
S.B. 1797 removes the cap on the amount the Travis County Commissioners
Court is authorized to pay district judges having jurisdiction in Travis
County. 

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 32.227(a), Government Code, to authorize the
commissioners court of Travis County, notwithstanding Section 659.012
(Judicial Salaries), Government Code, to 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. 

SECTION 2.  Repealer:  Section 32.227(c) (Travis County),  Government Code.

SECTION 3.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.