79R4846 YDB-D

By:  Davis of Dallas                                              H.B. No. 1144



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the hours worked during a week by police officers in 
certain municipalities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 142.0015, Local Government Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to 
read as follows:
	(f)  Except [A police officer may not, except] as provided by 
Subsection (g) or (j), a police officer may not be required to work:
		(1)  more than 40 hours during a calendar week in a 
municipality that:
			(A)  has a population of more than one million;                       
			(B)  is not subject to Section 142.0017; and                          
			(C)  has not adopted Chapter 174; or                                  
		(2)  more hours during a calendar week than the number 
of hours in the normal work week of the majority of the employees of 
the municipality other than fire fighters and police officers in a 
municipality not described by Subdivision (1).
	(f-1)  In determining whether a police officer is considered 
to have been required to work overtime for purposes of Subsection 
(f)(1), all hours are counted during which the police officer:
		(1)  is required to remain available for immediate call 
to duty by continuously remaining in contact with a police 
department office by telephone or by radio;
		(2)  is taking any authorized leave, including sick 
leave, vacation leave, holiday leave, compensatory time off, or 
leave because of a death in the family; and
		(3)  is considered to have worked under Subsection (h).                
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.