By: Burnam H.B. No. 3725
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to maintaining county funding levels provided to the
  offices of certain prosecutors.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 46.006(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The commissioners court in each county that has a
  prosecutor subject to this chapter and that has a population of over
  two million persons may not reduce the county funds provided for the
  salary or office of the prosecutor [as a result of the funds
  provided by this chapter] below the amount provided for that salary
  or office in the county budget for the previous year, except as
  authorized by a majority of the qualified voters of the county
  voting on the question in a referendum held by the county as
  provided by this section and other applicable law.
         SECTION 2.  Section 46.006, Government Code, is amended by
  adding new subsections (c), (d) to read as follows:
         (c)  In a referendum required by this section, the ballot
  shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the
  proposition, as appropriate:
               (1)  "Reduction of county funds for the office of
  district attorney";
               (2)  "Reduction of county funds for the office of
  county attorney"; or
               (3)  "Reduction of county funds for the office of
  criminal district attorney".
         (d)  A referendum under this section must be held on an
  authorized uniform election date as provided by Chapter 41,
  Election Code.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2009.