89S10203 AMF-D     By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 30       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to excess contributions and fees allocated to statutory   probate courts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 25.00212, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  At the end of each state fiscal year, the comptroller   shall determine:                (1)  the amounts deposited in the judicial fund under   Section 133.151(c)(1), Local Government Code, from [by] statutory   probate courts fees remitted under Section 133.151(a)(1), Local   Government Code, either:                      (A)  directly to the treasury by the Office of   Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System for fees paid   using the electronic filing system established under Section   72.031; or                      (B)  to the comptroller in the manner provided by   Subchapter B, Chapter 133, Local Government Code, for fees paid to   an officer of a court; and                (2)  the sum of the amount paid under Section   25.0022(e) and the total amounts paid to the counties under Section   25.00211.          (a-1)  If the comptroller determines the total amount   deposited in the judicial fund by statutory probate courts in all   counties as calculated under Subsection (a)(1) exceeds the sum   calculated under Subsection (a)(2) [that sum], the comptroller   [state] shall remit the excess proportionately to each county that   contributed [deposited] a greater amount to [in] the judicial fund   from fees collected by a statutory probate court than the amount the   county was paid under Section 25.00211, as adjusted in an equitable   manner to reflect the differences in the total amounts paid to the   counties under Section 25.00211.          SECTION 2.  Section 25.0022(f), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (f)  Each county pays annually to the presiding judge, from   fees allocated to the judicial education and support fund under   [collected pursuant to] Section 135.102 [118.052(2)(A)(vi)], Local   Government Code, the amount of the salary apportioned [to it] as   provided by this section and the other expenses authorized by this   section. The presiding judge shall place each county's payment of   salary and other expenses in an administrative fund, from which the   salary and other expenses are paid. The salary shall be paid in   equal monthly installments.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act to Section   25.00212, Government Code, apply to amounts deposited in the   judicial fund under Section 133.151(c)(1), Local Government Code,   from fees collected by a statutory probate court before, on, or   after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the   last day of the legislative session.