Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB1828: Relating to legislative leave for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Status: Chaptered, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to legislative leave for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2025:
AN ACT relating to legislative leave for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 493.0075 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 493.0075.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: DONATION OF ACCRUED COMPENSATORY TIME OR ] [ADDED: ACCRUED ANNUAL LEAVE FOR LEGISLATIVE PURPOSES. (a) The executive ] [ADDED: director shall allow a correctional officer employed by the ] [ADDED: department to voluntarily transfer to a legislative leave pool up ] [ADDED: to eight hours of compensatory time or annual leave per year earned ] [ADDED: by the correctional officer.] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: The executive director or the executive director's ] [ADDED: designee shall administer the legislative leave pool.] [ADDED: (c)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: The board shall adopt rules and prescribe procedures ] [ADDED: relating to the operation of the legislative leave pool.] [ADDED: (d)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: The executive director or the executive director's ] [ADDED: designee shall credit the legislative leave pool with the amount of ] [ADDED: time contributed by a correctional officer employed by the ] [ADDED: department and deduct a corresponding amount of time from the ] [ADDED: correctional officer's earned compensatory time or annual leave as ] [ADDED: if the correctional officer had used the …
Sponsors
- Angelia Orr (R, HD-013) · primary sponsor
- Trey Wharton (R, HD-012)
- Venton Jones (D, HD-100)
- Mihaela Plesa (D, HD-070)
- Maria Flores (D, HD-051)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Filed without the Governor's signature
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : Senate passage reported
- : Passed
- : Read 3rd time
- : Three day rule suspended
Votes
- Criminal Justice Committee Vote (Out of committee): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Corrections Committee Vote (Out of committee): 6 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 25, 2025): 27 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business (May 25, 2025): 27 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 25, 2025): 27 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Read 2nd time (May 25, 2025): 27 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & LEAVE, State Agencies, Boards & Commissions, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS BOARD OF, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF, COMPENSATORY TIME, Corrections--Jails & Prisons
Common questions
- What is HB1828?
- HB1828 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to legislative leave for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
- What does HB1828 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to legislative leave for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
- What is the status of HB1828?
- Chaptered as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1828?
- Angelia Orr (R, HD-013), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1828?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB01828
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