Bill > HB2322

This bill modifies the annual base salary provisions for district court judges in Texas, establishing a new method for calculating salary increases that is tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Under the bill, a district court judge's annual base salary will continue to be at least $140,000, but future increases will be calculated by taking the previous biennium's base salary and multiplying it by the average percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. Importantly, if the CPI change is zero or negative, no increase will be applied. The bill specifies that this new salary calculation method will take effect for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2027, with the bill itself becoming effective on September 1, 2025. The legislation ensures that district court judges' salaries can potentially keep pace with inflation while preventing salary reductions during periods of low or negative inflation, providing a systematic approach to judicial compensation that maintains a baseline salary level.

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