S.B. No. 441




AN ACT

relating to application of the professional prosecutors law to the 
district attorney for the 112th Judicial District.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 46.002, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	Sec. 46.002.  PROSECUTORS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER.  This chapter 
applies to all county prosecutors and to the following state 
prosecutors:
		(1)  the district attorneys for the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 
12th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, 26th, 27th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 
34th, 35th, 36th, 38th, 42nd, 43rd, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 
53rd, 63rd, 64th, 66th, 69th, 70th, 76th, 81st, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 
88th, 90th, 97th, 100th, 105th, 106th, 110th, 112th, 118th, 119th, 
123rd, 142nd, 145th, 156th, 159th, 173rd, 196th, 198th, 216th, 
220th, 229th, 235th, 253rd, 258th, 259th, 266th, 268th, 271st, 
278th, 286th, 329th, 349th, and 355th judicial districts;
		(2)  the criminal district attorneys for the counties 
of Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell, 
Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland, 
Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo, Jasper, 
Jefferson, Kaufman, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison, Navarro, Newton, 
Panola, Polk, Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto, Smith, Tarrant, 
Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, 
Wichita, Wood, and Yoakum; and
		(3)  the county attorneys performing the duties of 
district attorneys in the counties of Andrews, Callahan, Cameron, 
Castro, Colorado, Crosby, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Freestone, Lamar, 
Lamb, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Marion, Milam, Morris, Ochiltree, 
Orange, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Terry, Webb, and 
Willacy.
	SECTION 2.  Section 43.152, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	Sec. 43.152.  112TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.  [(a)]  The voters of 
the 112th Judicial District elect a district attorney.
	[(b)  The commissioners court of one or more of the counties 
comprising the district may supplement the state salary of the 
district attorney by an additional salary of $4,800 a year.  The 
supplemental salary may be paid from the officers' salary funds of 
the counties, if adequate.  If the officers' salary fund of a county 
is inadequate, the commissioners court shall transfer the necessary 
funds from the general fund of the county to the officers' salary 
fund.]
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           

                                                                              




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President of the Senate             Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 441 passed the Senate on 
March 31, 2005, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.




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   Secretary of the Senate             
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 441 passed the House on 
May 9, 2005, by a non-record vote.




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   Chief Clerk of the House            



Approved:


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            Date



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          Governor