Texas 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025) Status: Introduced

SB 23 — Relating to court administration, including the election and term of a local administrative district judge and an annual court administration conference.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 74.091, Government Code.

  • Section 74.091, Government Code

    not more than → : (1) ; or (2) if the district judge's term ends before the second anniversary of the date the district judge is elected as local administrative district judge, for the remainder of the district judge's term (b-1) (b-2) If a majority of the district court judges in a county cannot agree on a judge to serve as the local administrative district judge, one of the judges shall notify the regional presiding judge, and the regional presiding judge shall cast the deciding vote. A local administrative district judge elected under this subsection serves for a term set by the regional presiding judge of not more than two years.

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  • SUBCHAPTER D-1. COURT ADMINISTRATION CONFERENCE Sec. 74.0981. COURT ADMINISTRATION CONFERENCE. The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall hold an annual meeting to provide information to presiding judges of administrative regions, local administrative judges, and court administrators related to : (1) court budgets and operational funding; (2) court activity statistics and case-level information on the amount and character of business transacted by state trial courts; (3) the duties of a local administrative judge; and (4) other court administration matters. Sec. 74.0982. REIMBURSEMENT. TheOfficeof Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System may reimburse a presiding judge of an administrative region, a local administrative judge, or a court administrator, for the expense of attending the meeting described by Section 74.0981 to the extent money is appropriated to the office for that purpose.

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Action History

  1. Filed

  2. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 23?
SB 23 is sponsored by Judith Zaffirini.
What is the current status of SB 23?
This bill died with 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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