Bill Text: TX HB1748 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the appointment of spoken language interpreters for certain court proceedings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-07 - Filed [HB1748 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB1748-Introduced.html

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89R770 AMF-F
By: Darby H.B. No. 1748

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of spoken language interpreters for
certain court proceedings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 57.002(d), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(d) Subject to Subsection (e), in a county with a population
of 50,000 or more, a court may appoint a spoken language interpreter
who is not a certified or licensed court interpreter:
(1) if:
(A) [(1)] the language necessary in the
proceeding is a language other than Spanish; and
(B) [(2)] the court makes a finding that there is
no licensed court interpreter within 75 miles who can interpret in
the language that is necessary in a proceeding; or
(2) if the court is a justice court, municipal court,
or municipal court of record.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.