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89(R) SR 695 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
By: Bettencourt, et al.
S.R. No. 695
SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Senate has passed S.B. 293, relating to the
discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct,
notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related
retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial
transparency information; authorizing an administrative
penalty; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives has passed S.B. 293
in the form of a house committee substitute with floor amendments
and returned the House Amendments to the Senate for
consideration; and
WHEREAS, The President of the Senate sustained a point of
order that Section 23 of the House Amendments version of the bill
is not germane to the Senate version of the bill and is for that
reason not eligible for consideration by the Senate; therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
hereby concurs in the House Amendments to S.B. 293 in all
respects except for Section 23 of the House Amendments, amending
Section 814.103, Government Code, and substitutes therefor
Section 20 of the Senate version of the bill, amending Section
814.103, Government Code, and requests the House of
Representatives to recede from the portion of the House
Amendments adding Section 23 to the bill and adopt in lieu
thereof the following Section, which is in all respects identical
to Section 20 of the Senate version:
SECTION 23. Section 814.103, Government Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d)
Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or (a-1) or any other
law:
(1)
any increase in the state base salary being paid
to a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in
accordance with Section 659.012 by the 89th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2025, does not apply to a standard service retirement
annuity computed under this section for a retiree or beneficiary
if the retiree on whose service the annuity is based retired
before September 1, 2025; and
(2)
the amount of the state base salary being paid
to a district judge as set by Chapter 1170 (H.B.
1), Acts of the
88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General
Appropriations Act), for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025,
in accordance with Section 659.012 continues to apply to the
annuities described by Subdivision (1) until the effective date
of legislation the 90th Legislature or a later legislature enacts
that increases the state base salary paid to a district judge as
set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section
659.012.
(e)
On the effective date of legislation the 90th
Legislature or a later legislature enacts that increases the
state base salary paid to a district judge, as described by
Subsection (d), this subsection and Subsection (d) expire.
and; be it further
RESOLVED, that on action by the House of Representatives
agreeing to Senate amendment to the House version of S.B. 293 as
proposed by this resolution, the House and Senate be considered
to be in agreement in all respects on S.B. 293 and that the bill
be so enrolled.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 30, 2025, by the
following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0,
one present not voting.
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Secretary of the Senate