HBA-JLV H.B. 2814 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2814
By: Hartnett
Judicial Affairs
4/3/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires the commissioners court to set the annual salary of
each judge of a statutory probate court in any county having a population
of 700,000 or more.  However, some regard the population references as
unnecessary because all statutory probate court judges are subject to the
current general provisions regarding salary.  House Bill 2814 requires the
commissioners court of each county in which a statutory probate court sits
to compensate its statutory probate court judges in an amount that is at
least equal to the salary of a district judge and also repeals certain
duplicate provisions. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2814 amends the Government Code to remove the restriction that
prevents a commissioners court of a county with a population of less than
700,000 in which a statutory probate court sits from compensating statutory
probate court judges in an amount that is at least equal to the total
annual salary received by a district judge in the county.  The bill also
repeals duplicate provisions in the Government Code. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.