Bill Text: TX HB1036 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the compensation paid to certain court administrative staff.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-12 - Filed [HB1036 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB1036-Introduced.html

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89R240 TSS-D
By: Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 1036

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the compensation paid to certain court administrative
staff.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 74.104, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 74.104. COMPENSATION. (a) The judges shall determine
reasonable compensation for the court coordinators[, subject to
approval of the commissioners court].
(b) The [Upon approval by the commissioners court of the
position and compensation, the] commissioners court of the county
shall provide through the county's budget process the [necessary]
funding necessary to pay the compensation determined under
Subsection (a) [through the county's budget process]. County funds
may be supplemented in whole or part through public or private
grants.
SECTION 2. Section 75.401(d), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(d) A court administrator is entitled to reasonable
compensation, as determined by the judges served and in the salary
range for the position[, as set by the commissioners court in the
annual budget].
SECTION 3. Section 152.011, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 152.011. AMOUNT SET BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. Except as
provided by Sections 74.104 and 75.401, Government Code, the [The]
commissioners court of a county shall set the amount of the
compensation, office and travel expenses, and all other allowances
for county and precinct officers and employees who are paid wholly
from county funds.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.