88R22122 AMF-F     By: Murr, Spiller H.B. No. 103     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 103:     By:  Schofield C.S.H.B. No. 103       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the appointment of a retired or former judge as a   visiting judge in certain counties.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 26, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 26.020 to read as follows:          Sec. 26.020.  DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "former   constitutional county judge" means a person who:                (1)  served as a judge for at least 96 months in a   constitutional county court; or                (2)  served as a judge for at least 48 months in a   constitutional county court and who is a licensed attorney in this   state.          SECTION 2.  Section 26.023(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  The county judge may appoint a retired judge, former   constitutional county judge, or a constitutional county judge from   another county as a visiting judge when the county judge is absent   from the county or absent because of physical incapacity.          SECTION 3.  Section 26.024(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  The county judge may appoint a retired judge, former   constitutional county judge, or a constitutional county judge from   another county as a visiting judge to share the bench if the county   judge finds that the dockets of the county court reflect a case load   that the county judge considers to be in excess of that which can be   disposed of properly in a manner consistent with the efficient   administration of justice.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.