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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reimbursement of expenses incurred by court |
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reporters in judicial districts composed of more than one county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 52.055(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Travel expenses reimbursed under this section may not |
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exceed the reasonable mileage rate set by the commissioners court |
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of the respective county of the judicial district for which the |
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expenses were incurred [25 cents per mile] for the use of private |
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conveyances, traveling the shortest practical route. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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expenses incurred by a court reporter on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. Expenses incurred by a court reporter before the |
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effective date of this Act are governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the expenses were incurred, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |