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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a limitation on the salary paid to officers and |
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employees of this state and political subdivisions of this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 659, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 659.0111 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 659.0111. LIMITATION ON SALARY. Notwithstanding any |
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other law, the taxpayer funded salary of a state officer or employee |
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may not exceed the amount of the salary set by the biennial |
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appropriations act for the governor. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 180.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 180.011. LIMITATION ON SALARY FOR OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE |
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OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) In this section, "political |
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subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district, |
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school district, junior college district, or other political |
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subdivision of this state. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the taxpayer funded |
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salary of an officer or employee of a political subdivision may not |
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exceed the amount of the salary set by the General Appropriations |
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Act for the governor. |
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SECTION 3. Section 659.0111, Government Code, and Section |
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180.011, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, apply only to |
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a salary agreement or employment contract entered into on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A salary agreement or employment |
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contract entered into before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect at the time the agreement or contract |
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was entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the state fiscal |
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biennium that begins September 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |