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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensation and benefits received by a Chapter 90 |
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Civil Practice and Remedies Code multidistrict litigation pretrial |
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judge. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 90, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 90.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 90.013. APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED JUDGES. If a retired |
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judge is appointed to a Chapter 90 MDL pretrial court, the judge is |
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entitled to all compensation and benefits of a sitting district |
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court judge. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |