Bill Text: TX HB103 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to the appointment of a retired or former judge as a visiting judge in certain counties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Effective on 9/1/23 [HB103 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB103-Comm_Sub.html

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88R22122 AMF-F
By: Murr, Spiller H.B. No. 103
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 103:
By: Schofield C.S.H.B. No. 103

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of a retired or former judge as a
visiting judge in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 26, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 26.020 to read as follows:
Sec. 26.020. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "former
constitutional county judge" means a person who:
(1) served as a judge for at least 96 months in a
constitutional county court; or
(2) served as a judge for at least 48 months in a
constitutional county court and who is a licensed attorney in this
state.
SECTION 2. Section 26.023(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The county judge may appoint a retired judge, former
constitutional county judge, or a constitutional county judge from
another county as a visiting judge when the county judge is absent
from the county or absent because of physical incapacity.
SECTION 3. Section 26.024(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The county judge may appoint a retired judge, former
constitutional county judge, or a constitutional county judge from
another county as a visiting judge to share the bench if the county
judge finds that the dockets of the county court reflect a case load
that the county judge considers to be in excess of that which can be
disposed of properly in a manner consistent with the efficient
administration of justice.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.