Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB4464: Relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain Texas Task Force 1 members and intrastate fire mutual aid system team and regional incident management team members, including the removal of coverage for nongovernment members.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain Texas Task Force 1 members and intrastate fire mutual aid system team and regional incident management team members, including the removal of coverage for nongovernment members.
From the enrolled text, May 30, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain Texas Task Force 1 members and intrastate fire mutual aid system team and regional incident management team members, including the removal of coverage for nongovernment members. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 88.126(a)(2), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) "Local government employee member" means a member [ADDED: who is an employee, as defined by Section 504.001, Labor Code, of] [[DELETED: employed by]] a[ADDED: political subdivision][[DELETED: local government]], as defined by[ADDED: that section][[DELETED: Section 102.001, Civil Practice and ] [DELETED: Remedies Code]]. SECTION 2. Section 88.126, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: [ADDED: (e)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: Service with an intrastate fire mutual aid system team ] [ADDED: or a regional incident management team by a local government ] [ADDED: employee member who is activated is considered to be in the course ] [ADDED: and scope of the employee's regular employment with the political ] [ADDED: subdivision.] SECTION 3. Section 88.301(1), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) "Local government employee member" means a member [ADDED: who is an employee, as defined by Section 504.001, Labor Code, of] [[DELETED: employed by]] a[ADDED: political subdivision,][[DELETED: local government]] as defined by[ADDED: that …
Sponsors
- Mary Gonzalez (D, HD-075) · primary sponsor
- Jared Patterson (R, HD-106)