By: Chavez, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Watson) H.B. No. 2168
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2009;
May 1, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
Justice; May 14, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 14, 2009, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the powers of a sheriff's department civil service
commission in certain counties regarding an appeal of a
disciplinary action.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 158.035, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) In rendering a final decision regarding a disciplinary
action by the department, the commission may only sustain,
overturn, or reduce the disciplinary action. The commission may
not enhance a disciplinary action by the department.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a decision made by a sheriff's department civil service
commission on or after the effective date of this Act. A decision
made by a sheriff's department civil service commission before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the
decision was made, and the former law is continued in effect for
that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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