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  89R19744 AMF-F     By: Darby H.B. No. 1748       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the appointment of spoken language interpreters for   certain court proceedings.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 57.002(d), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (d)  Subject to Subsection (e), in a county with a population   of 50,000 or more, a court may appoint a spoken language interpreter   who is not a certified or licensed court interpreter :                 (1)   if:                       (A)  [ (1) ]  the language necessary in the   proceeding is a language other than Spanish; and                       (B)  [ (2) ]  the court makes a finding that there is   no licensed court interpreter within 75 miles who can interpret in   the language that is necessary in a proceeding ; or                   (2)     if the court is a justice court, municipal court,   or municipal court of record conducting a Class C misdemeanor case   proceeding other than a jury trial .          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.