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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
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