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.