HBA-CBW H.B. 3296 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3296
By: Goodman
Judicial Affairs
4/25/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, if a retired judge or justice sits as a visiting judge,  the
retired judge's salary, compensation and expenses are paid out of money
appropriated  from the general revenue fund for that purpose in an amount
equal to the compensation received from state and county sources.  However,
if a former judge or justice serves in the same capacity,  the county pays
a share of the salary, compensation, and expenses.  This  may preclude
former judges from sitting as visiting judges.  House Bill 3296 requires
the salary, compensation, and expenses of a former judge or justice to be
paid in accordance with the same provisions that apply to retired judges or
justices assigned as visiting judges. 

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 3296 amends the Government Code to require the salary of a
former judge or justice while assigned as a visiting judge to be paid out
of money appropriated from the general revenue fund and requires the salary
of a former judge or justice while assigned as a visiting judge to be
determined by pro rata for the period of time that the judge or justice
actually sits as the assigned judge. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.