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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to annual limitations on the reimbursement of expenses |
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incurred by district court reporters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 52.055(d), Government Code, is amended |
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as follows: |
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(d) The expenses reimbursed under this section are subject |
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to annual limitations based on the size of the judicial district. A |
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court reporter may not receive more than the maximum reimbursement |
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amount set for the reporter's judicial district in any one year upon |
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approval of the additional reimbursement by the commissioners court |
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of the respective county for which the expenses were incurred. The |
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maximum reimbursement amount is as follows: |
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(1) if the judicial district contains two counties, the |
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maximum reimbursement amount is $400; |
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(2) if the judicial district contains three counties, the |
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maximum reimbursement amount is $800; |
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(3) if the judicial district contains four counties, the |
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maximum reimbursement amount is $1,400; and |
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(4) if the judicial district contains five or more counties, |
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the maximum reimbursement amount is $2,000.. |
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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, 2017. |