Bill Text: TX SB1893 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the appointment of a court reporter by criminal law magistrates, civil law associate judges, and juvenile law masters in Bexar County.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (N/A - Dead) 2011-04-26 - Left pending in committee [SB1893 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-SB1893-Introduced.html

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82R6211 CAE-F
By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1893

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of a court reporter by criminal law
magistrates, civil law associate judges, and juvenile law masters
in Bexar County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 52.044, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a
full-time magistrate, full-time associate judge, or full-time
master in Bexar County may appoint an official court reporter to
serve that magistrate, associate judge, or master, as applicable.
The reporter is a sworn officer of the court who holds office at the
pleasure of the magistrate, associate judge, or master, as
applicable, who appointed the reporter.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.