H.B. No. 2516
AN ACT
relating to the appeal of an indefinite suspension of a municipal
firefighter.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 143.120, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) A temporary suspension of a firefighter under
Subsection (c)(2) may not exceed 90 calendar days.
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, 2011.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2516 was passed by the House on May 3,
2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 2, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 2516 on May 27, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 9,
2 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2516 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor