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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate has passed S.B. 293, relating to the |
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discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, |
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notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related |
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retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial |
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transparency information; authorizing an administrative |
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penalty; and |
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WHEREAS, The House of Representatives has passed S.B. 293 |
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in the form of a house committee substitute with floor amendments |
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and returned the House Amendments to the Senate for |
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consideration; and |
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WHEREAS, The President of the Senate sustained a point of |
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order that Section 23 of the House Amendments version of the bill |
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is not germane to the Senate version of the bill and is for that |
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reason not eligible for consideration by the Senate; therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby concurs in the House Amendments to S.B. 293 in all |
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respects except for Section 23 of the House Amendments, amending |
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Section 814.103, Government Code, and substitutes therefor |
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Section 20 of the Senate version of the bill, amending Section |
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814.103, Government Code, and requests the House of |
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Representatives to recede from the portion of the House |
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Amendments adding Section 23 to the bill and adopt in lieu |
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thereof the following Section, which is in all respects identical |
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to Section 20 of the Senate version: |
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SECTION 23. Section 814.103, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or (a-1) or any other |
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law: |
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(1) any increase in the state base salary being paid |
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to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in |
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accordance with Section 659.012 by the 89th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2025, does not apply to a standard service retirement |
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annuity computed under this section for a retiree or beneficiary |
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if the retiree on whose service the annuity is based retired |
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before September 1, 2025; and |
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(2) the amount of the state base salary being paid |
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to a district judge as set by Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the |
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88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General |
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Appropriations Act), for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, |
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in accordance with Section 659.012 continues to apply to the |
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annuities described by Subdivision (1) until the effective date |
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of legislation the 90th Legislature or a later legislature enacts |
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that increases the state base salary paid to a district judge as |
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set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section |
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659.012. |
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(e) On the effective date of legislation the 90th |
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Legislature or a later legislature enacts that increases the |
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state base salary paid to a district judge, as described by |
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Subsection (d), this subsection and Subsection (d) expire. |
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and; be it further |
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RESOLVED, that on action by the House of Representatives |
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agreeing to Senate amendment to the House version of S.B. 293 as |
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proposed by this resolution, the House and Senate be considered |
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to be in agreement in all respects on S.B. 293 and that the bill |
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be so enrolled. |
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_______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 30, 2025, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, |
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one present not voting. |
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_______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |