Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2385 adds a chapter to the Government Code to authorize temporary salary payments to certain public employees called to active military duty. The bill applies to a municipal or county employee who is a member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces, including a part of the state military forces, and is called to active military duty by federal officials. The bill does not apply to active duty that is voluntarily sought or extended. It authorizes a municipality or county, if the individual has exhausted all military leave, to continue his or her governmental salary in an amount the local government determines until the active duty requirement ceases. The bill establishes related conditions and procedures. It extends eligibility retroactively to a military call-up that occurs before the bill's effective date, as well as to a call-up that occurs on or after that date.