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
116–29
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 147
Apr 9, 2025
D
Democratic60
98% Yea
R
Republican87
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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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
P
Carl Tepper
RRepublican
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