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SB2383 • 2025

Relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the Department of Public Safety.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Bettencourt
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the Department of Public Safety.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the Department of Public Safety.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3129

  9. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  11. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  13. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3070

  16. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  18. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  19. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  22. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  23. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  26. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

  29. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  30. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  31. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  32. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  34. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  35. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  36. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  37. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  38. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  39. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  40. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  41. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  42. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  43. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  44. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  46. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  47. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  48. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  49. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  50. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the Department of Public Safety.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 2383 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 2383

AN ACT

relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the

Department of Public Safety.

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

SECTION 1. Section 411.007, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows:

(h)

Subsections (e), (e-1), and (f) do not apply to a

retired commissioned officer who is employed by the department as a

commissioned officer.

(i)

For purposes of Subsection (h), a "retired commissioned

officer" means a retiree of the Employees Retirement System of

Texas whose last employment position held before retirement under

that system was as a commissioned officer of the department.

SECTION 2. Section 411.007, Government Code, as amended by

this Act, applies only to a person hired on or after the effective

date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2383 passed the Senate on

May 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2383 passed the House on

May 21, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor