TITLE: Relating to the annual state contribution to counties for certain statutory probate court judge salaries.

SUMMARY: Relating to the annual state contribution to counties for certain statutory probate court judge salaries.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the annual state contribution to counties for certain statutory probate court judge salaries. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 25.00211(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Beginning on the first day of the state fiscal year, the state shall annually compensate each county [that collects the additional fees under Section 51.704] in an amount equal to 60 percent of the state salary of a district court judge in the county [$40,000] for each statutory probate court judge in the county who: (1) does not engage in the private practice of law; and (2) presides over a court with at least the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0021.SECTION 2. Section 25.00211(b), Government Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.