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H.B. No. 5424 AN ACT relating to volunteer firefighter compensation limits. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 419.0322(c), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) A fire department may not, in a calendar year, compensate, reimburse, or provide benefits to an individual designated as a volunteer or auxiliary firefighter that exceeds 20 percent of the highest total compensation paid to full-time fire protection personnel by a local government: (1) in the county in which the department is located; or (2) if the county does not have a local government that pays compensation to full-time fire protection personnel, in an adjacent county to the county in which the department is located [to a person the department has designated as a volunteer or other auxiliary fire fighter to the extent that the person would be considered fully paid fire protection personnel]. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2026. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 5424 was passed by the House on May 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 5424 was passed by the Senate on May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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