SB 3002

AN ACT relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state

Subject Areas

State Employees Salaries & Expenses State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

Bill Text

relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 659.082, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c)  A state agency listed in Subsection (a) may elect to pay
employment compensation twice a month to an employee who holds a
position classified in salary group A12, A13, A14, A15, A16, or A17
under  classification salary Schedule A in the General
Appropriations Act.  A state agency that elects to pay employment
compensation twice a month under this subsection must satisfy the
comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation
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, 2025.

Bill History

filed

Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state

Nov 10, 2025

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