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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of spoken language interpreters for |
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certain court proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 57.002(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) Subject to Subsection (e), in a county with a population |
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of 50,000 or more, a court may appoint a spoken language interpreter |
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who is not a certified or licensed court interpreter: |
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(1) if: |
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(A) [(1)] the language necessary in the |
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proceeding is a language other than Spanish; and |
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(B) [(2)] the court makes a finding that there is |
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no licensed court interpreter within 75 miles who can interpret in |
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the language that is necessary in a proceeding; or |
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(2) if the court is a justice court, municipal court, |
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or municipal court of record. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |