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Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees, the official text

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S.B. No. 65

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 265,000 [355,000] or

more, 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, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 65 passed the Senate on

March 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 65 passed the House on

May 2, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 116, Nays 4, two present

not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor
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