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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensation paid to certain judges and justices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 659.0125(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 659.012 or any other law, a |
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district judge who presides over multidistrict litigation |
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involving claims for asbestos-related or silica-related injuries |
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is entitled to receive, in addition to all other compensation, |
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expenses, and perquisites authorized by law, the maximum amount of |
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compensation set by the Texas Judicial Council for a presiding |
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judge under Section 74.051(b). The annual amount must be |
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apportioned over 12 equal monthly payments and be paid to the judge |
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by the Judiciary Section, Comptroller's Department, [Texas
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Judicial Council] for each month during which the judge retains |
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jurisdiction over the claims. |
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SECTION 2. Section 659.0445, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other law, longevity pay that is |
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paid to a judge or justice under this section is not included as |
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part of the judge's or justice's combined salary from state and |
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county sources for purposes of the salary limitations provided by |
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Section 659.012. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |