Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB285: Relating to a pay raise for certain state employees.
Status: Introduced, August 21, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to a pay raise for certain state employees.
From the introduced text, August 21, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a pay raise for certain state employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Except as provided by Section 2 of this Act, for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2025: (1) each full-time employee of a state agency, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, is entitled to an increase in the employee's gross annual salary for each state fiscal year of that biennium in an amount equal to $10,000; and (2) each part-time employee of a state agency, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, is entitled to an increase in the employee's gross annual salary for each state fiscal year of that biennium in an amount that is equal to the product of: (A) the ratio between the number of hours the employee works and the number of hours required of a full-time employee; and (B) $10,000. SECTION 2. Section 1 of this Act does not apply to a member of the legislature or to a member of a board, commission, or other governing body of a state agency, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, who may receive a per diem or …
Sponsors
- John Bucy (D, HD-136) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Subjects: Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs, State Agencies, Boards & Commissions, State Employees, Salaries & Expenses
Common questions
- What is HB285?
- HB285 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to a pay raise for certain state employees.
- What does HB285 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to a pay raise for certain state employees.
- What is the status of HB285?
- Introduced as of August 21, 2025. Latest action: Filed (August 21, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB285?
- John Bucy (D, HD-136).
- Where is the official record for HB285?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00285
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