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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to volunteer firefighter compensation limits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 419.0322(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) A fire department may not, in a calendar year, |
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compensate, reimburse, or provide benefits to an individual |
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designated as a volunteer or auxiliary firefighter that exceeds 20 |
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percent of the highest total compensation paid to full-time fire |
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protection personnel by a local government: |
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(1) in the county in which the department is located; |
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or |
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(2) if the county does not have a local government that |
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pays compensation to full-time fire protection personnel, in an |
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adjacent county to the county in which the department is located [to |
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a person the department has designated as a volunteer or other |
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auxiliary fire fighter to the extent that the person would be |
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considered fully paid fire protection personnel]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2026. |