HB 204 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the total annual salary from state and county sources for certain state prosecutors.

HB 204 limits the total annual salary (from both state and county sources) for most state prosecutors to the maximum combined base salary paid to district judges with similar experience. The bill requires the comptroller to reduce any excess state salary paid to prosecutors whose total earnings exceed this cap, though the state salary cannot be reduced below the base amount set for district judges. This exemption applies specifically to district attorneys in judicial districts containing counties with populations under 400,000. The law takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Apr 24, 2025
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Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

11629
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 147
Apr 9, 2025
D Democratic60
59 Yea 1 Nay
98% Yea
R Republican87
57 Yea 28 Nay 2
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Carl Tepper
Carl Tepper
RRepublican
TX
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