TX SB303

Allows justice courts, municipal courts, and municipal courts of record in counties with 50,000 or more population to appoint spoken language interpreters who are not certified or licensed court interpreters, regardless of the language needed

Maintains existing exception allowing non-certified interpreters in larger counties only when the required language is not Spanish AND no licensed interpreter is available within 75 miles

Creates a new blanket exception specifically for lower-level courts (justice and municipal courts) that removes the language and distance requirements for using non-certified interpreters

Takes effect September 1, 2025