Relating to the appointment and compensation of a bailiff appointed by the judges of certain district courts in Webb County, the official text

H.B. No. 3104

AN ACT

relating to the appointment and compensation of a bailiff appointed

by the judges of certain district courts in Webb County.

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

SECTION 1. Section 53.001(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) The judges of the 30th, 70th, 71st, 78th, 89th, and

161st [, and 341st] district courts, the judges of the district

courts having jurisdiction in Taylor County, the judges of the

county courts at law of Taylor County, and the judge of the County

Court of Harrison County shall each appoint a bailiff.

SECTION 2. Sections 53.001(i) and 53.009(d), Government

Code, are repealed.

SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act do not apply

to a bailiff appointed by the judge of the 341st or 406th district

court before the effective date of this Act. A bailiff appointed by

the judge of the 341st or 406th district court shall continue to

serve and receive compensation from Webb County in the same manner

as before the effective date of this Act and shall be eligible to

receive any longevity or cost of living salary increases available

to a bailiff serving in Webb County before the effective date of

this Act. The former law is continued in effect for the purposes of

this section.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________
______________________________

President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3104 was passed by the House on May 1,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 2, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3104 was passed by the Senate on May

21, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor