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SB24-013

District Attorneys' Salaries

Concerning the compensation of attorneys working in the office of a district attorney.
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Subject:
Local Government
Bill Summary

Effective July 1, 2026, the act increases the minimum compensation for a district attorney to match the compensation of a full-time district court judge.

Effective July 1, 2026, the act requires the minimum compensation of an assistant district attorney to match the compensation of a full-time county court judge and requires the state to pay 50% of the minimum amount of an assistant district attorney's compensation. The district attorney, with the approval of the board or boards of county commissioners of the county or counties comprising the judicial district or with the approval of the city council of a city and county affected, may set an amount in excess of the minimum requirement.

APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2024

EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
Became Law

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Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Sen. B. Gardner, Sen. N. Hinrichsen
Rep. M. Catlin, Rep. B. McLachlan

Sponsor

Co-sponsor

Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. J. Buckner, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. C. Hansen, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Sen. L. Liston, Sen. P. Lundeen, Sen. D. Michaelson Jenet, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. J. Rich, Sen. C. Simpson, Sen. P. Will, Sen. F. Winter, Sen. R. Zenzinger
Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. S. Bird, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. B. Bradley, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. C. Clifford, Rep. L. Daugherty, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. I. Jodeh, Rep. C. Kipp, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. W. Lindstedt, Rep. M. Lukens, Rep. M. Lynch, Rep. B. Marshall, Rep. M. Martinez, Rep. T. Mauro, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. R. Pugliese, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. T. Story, Rep. R. Taggart, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. E. Velasco, Rep. D. Wilson, Rep. T. Winter