HB 2005

relating to a limitation on the salary paid to officers and
employees of this state and political subdivisions of this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 659, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 659.0111 to read as follows:
Sec. 659.0111.  LIMITATION ON SALARY.  Notwithstanding any
other law, the salary of a state officer or employee may not exceed
150 percent of the amount of the salary set by the biennial
appropriations act for the governor.
SECTION 2.  Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 180.011 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.011.  LIMITATION ON SALARY FOR OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  (a)  In this section, "political
subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district,
school district, junior college district, or other political
(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the salary of an officer
or employee of a political subdivision may not exceed 150 percent of
the amount of the salary set by the General Appropriations Act for
SECTION 3.  Section 659.0111, Government Code, and Section
180.011, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, apply only to
a salary agreement or employment contract entered into on or after
the effective date of this Act.  A salary agreement or employment
contract entered into before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect at the time the agreement or contract
was entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that
SECTION 4.  This Act applies beginning with the state fiscal
biennium that begins September 1, 2025.
SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.