88R6531 MZM-D
 
  By: Raymond H.B. No. 2542
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for
  certain county employees.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 157.021(a), Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  In a county with a population of 355,000 or more or
  covered by a county civil service system created under Subchapter
  A, Chapter 158, the commissioners court may adopt and enforce
  uniform rules on the hours of work of department heads, assistants,
  deputies, and other employees whose compensation is set or approved
  by the court.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.