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HB1338 • 2025

Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.

Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Leo Wilson
Last action
2025-05-01
Official status
05/01/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.

Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Companion considered in lieu of. SB 65

  2. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid on the table subject to call

  3. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  4. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/1/25 10:00 AM

  5. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  6. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  7. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  8. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  9. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  10. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  11. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  12. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  13. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  14. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  15. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

  16. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  17. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  18. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  19. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

  20. 2024-11-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1338 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R13076 MZM-F

By: Leo Wilson, et al.

H.B. No. 1338

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1338:

By: Bell of Montgomery

C.S.H.B. No. 1338

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for

certain county employees.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 157.021(a), Local Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) In a county with a population of
265,000
[
355,000
] or

more, the commissioners court may adopt and enforce uniform rules

on the hours of work of department heads, assistants, deputies, and

other employees whose compensation is set or approved by the court.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.