HB594 • 2025

Relating to the positions designated as exempt from sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Cortez
Last action: 2025-05-14
Official status: 05/14/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the positions designated as exempt from sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the positions designated as exempt from sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties.

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Bill History

2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Local Government
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2294
2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2228
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Recalled from subcommittee
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online
Considered by s/c in public hearing
2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in subcommittee
2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the positions designated as exempt from sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties.

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89(R) HB 594 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R4571 DNC-D

By: Cortez

H.B. No. 594

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the positions designated as exempt from sheriff's

department civil service systems in certain counties.

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

SECTION 1. Section 158.038, Local Government Code, is

amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to

read as follows:

(b) The sheriff of a county with a population of
two
[
3.3
]

million or less may designate as exempt from the civil service

system:

(1) the position of chief deputy;

(2) four positions of major deputy;

(3) one or more positions in the office of

departmental legal counsel; and

(4) additional positions in the department; provided,

however, that the sheriff may not designate as exempt a total of

more than 10 positions.

(b-1)

The sheriff of a county with a population of more than

2 million and not more than 3.3 million may designate as exempt from

the civil service system:

(1) the position of chief deputy;

(2) four positions of major deputy;

(3)

one or more positions in the office of

departmental legal counsel; and

(4)

additional positions in the department; provided,

however, that the sheriff may not designate as exempt a total of

more than 18 positions.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.