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S.B. No. 497
1 AN ACT
2 relating to compensation paid to certain judges and justices.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
4 SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 26.006, Government Code,
5 is amended to read as follows:
6 (b) To receive a supplement under Subsection (a), a county
7 judge must file with the comptroller's judiciary section [Office-of
8 Cour Aminstat o th T Judicil Syste] an affidavit
9 stating that at least 40 percent of the functions that the judge
10 performs are judicial functions. [The office of court
11 amir salcn t a to tr e r. . ]
12 SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 659.0125, Government
13 Code, is amended to read as follows:
14 (a) Notwithstanding Section 659.012 or any other law, a
15 district judge who presides over multidistrict litigation
16 involving claims for asbestos-related or silica-related injuries
17 is entitled to receive, in addition to all other compensation,
18 expenses, and perquisites authorized by law, the maximum amount of
19 compensation set by the Texas Judicial Council for a presiding
20 judge under Section 74.051(b). The annual amount must be
21 apportioned over 12 equal monthly payments and be paid to the judge
22 by the comptroller's judiciary section [Texas Judicial Cu ..ncil] for
23 each month during which the judge retains jurisdiction over the
24 claims.1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 497, Chapter 1353, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149682/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.