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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to excess contributions and fees allocated to statutory |
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probate courts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.00212, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) At the end of each state fiscal year, the comptroller |
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shall determine: |
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(1) the amounts deposited in the judicial fund under |
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Section 133.151(c)(1), Local Government Code, from fees remitted by |
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statutory probate courts under Section 133.151(a)(1), Local |
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Government Code; and |
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(2) the sum of the amount paid under Section |
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25.0022(e) and the total amounts paid to the counties under Section |
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25.00211. |
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(a-1) If the comptroller determines the total amount |
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deposited in the judicial fund by statutory probate courts in all |
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counties as calculated under Subsection (a)(1) exceeds the sum |
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calculated under Subsection (a)(2) [that sum], the comptroller |
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[state] shall remit the excess proportionately to each county that |
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contributed [deposited] a greater amount to [in] the judicial fund |
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from fees collected by a statutory probate court than the amount the |
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county was paid under Section 25.00211, as adjusted in an equitable |
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manner to reflect the differences in the total amounts paid to the |
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counties under Section 25.00211. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.0022(f), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(f) Each county pays annually to the presiding judge, from |
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fees allocated to the judicial education and support fund under |
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[collected pursuant to] Section 135.102 [118.052(2)(A)(vi)], Local |
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Government Code, the amount of the salary apportioned [to it] as |
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provided by this section and the other expenses authorized by this |
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section. The presiding judge shall place each county's payment of |
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salary and other expenses in an administrative fund, from which the |
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salary and other expenses are paid. The salary shall be paid in |
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equal monthly installments. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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25.00212, Government Code, apply only to amounts deposited in the |
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judicial fund under Section 133.151(c)(1), Local Government Code, |
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from fees collected by a statutory probate court on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. Amounts deposited in the judicial fund |
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under Section 133.151(c)(1), Local Government Code, from fees |
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collected by a statutory probate court before the effective date of |
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this Act are governed by the law in effect when the fees were |
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collected, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |