Bill Text: TX HB598 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the use of funds appropriated for the continuing legal education of certain appointed masters, magistrates, referees, and associate judges.
Spectrum: 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 |
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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. | ||
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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. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |