Bill Text: TX HB598 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Bill 598 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the use of funds appropriated for the continuing legal education of certain appointed masters, magistrates, referees, and associate judges.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-24 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB598 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB598-Enrolled.html



	H.B. No. 598




	AN ACT
	relating to the use of funds appropriated for the continuing legal
	education of certain appointed masters, magistrates, referees, and
	associate judges.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 56.003(b), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b) No more than one-third of the funds appropriated for any
	fiscal year shall be used for the continuing legal education of
	judges of appellate courts, district courts, county courts at law,
	county courts performing judicial functions, full-time associate
	judges and masters appointed pursuant to Chapter 201, Family Code,
	and full-time and part-time masters, magistrates, referees, and
	associate judges appointed pursuant to Chapter 54 or 54A as
	required by the court of criminal appeals under Section 74.025 and
	of their court personnel.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.


	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 598 was passed by the House on
	April 10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1
	present, not voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 598 was passed by the Senate on
	May
	10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: _____________________
	Date

	_____________________
	Governor