HBA-LCA H.B. 2863 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2863
By: Uher
Judicial Affairs
4/5/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under the Court Administration Act, a retired or former judge who serves a
district court assignment currently receives 85 percent of the regular
judge's salary, pro rata.  Assuming no or slight change in the number of
assignments, Fiscal Year 2000 expenditures for these judges' salaries will
be approximately $7,780,000.  H.B. 2863 deletes requirements that a retired
or former judge receive 85 percent of a regular judge's salary.  With
compensation at 100 percent, the FY 2000 expenditure would increase to
approximately $9,153,000. 

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. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Repealer:  Subsections 74.061(h) and (i), Government Code,
relating to the salary of a retired or former judge or justice assigned to
district courts. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.