By: Hughes S.B. No. 1394               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the calculation of longevity pay for state judges and   justices.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 659.0445(b), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b) The monthly amount of longevity pay under this section to   which a judge or justice described by Subsection (a) is entitled:                (1) Is equal to the product of .2 percent [.031   multiplied by the amount] of the judge's or justice's current   monthly state salary multiplied by the number of years of service   credited to the judge or justice in the applicable retirement   system; and                (2) becomes payable beginning with the month following   the month in which the judge or justice completes two [16] years of   service for which credit is established in the applicable   retirement system.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.