Texas HB 2529: Relating to the membership of the governing body of the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region.

Bill Text

89(R) HB 2529 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.B. No. 2529

  

  

  

  

 AN ACT

  

 relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county 

  

 judges.

  

        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

  

        SECTION 1.  Section 26.006(a), Government Code, is amended 

  

 to read as follows:

  

        (a)  A county judge is entitled to an annual salary 

  

 supplement from the state in an amount equal to 18 percent of the 

  

 annual [state base] salary paid to a district judge with comparable 

  

 years of service as the county judge as set by the General 

  

 Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 [659.012(a)] 

  

 if at least 18 percent of the:

  

              (1)  functions that the judge performs are judicial 

  

 functions; or

  

              (2)  total hours that the judge works are in the 

  

 performance of judicial functions.

  

        SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to 

  

 a salary payment for a pay period beginning on or after the 

  

 effective date of this Act. A salary payment for a pay period 

  

 beginning before the effective date of this Act is governed by the 

  

 law in effect on the date the pay period began, and that law is 

  

 continued in effect for that purpose.

  

        SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

  

  

  
 ______________________________
 ______________________________

  
    President of the Senate
 Speaker of the House     

  

  

   

        I certify that H.B. No. 2529 was passed by the House on May 

   

 13, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 109, Nays 32, 2 present, not 

   

 voting.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House   

  

  

   

        I certify that H.B. No. 2529 was passed by the Senate on May 

   

 22, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Secretary of the Senate    

   

 APPROVED:  _____________________

   

                    Date          

   

  

   

           _____________________

   

                  Governor