85R9572 DMS-D By: Sheffield H.B. No. 3713 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to longevity pay for members of fire and police departments in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 141.032, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 141.032. LONGEVITY PAY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), in [In] a municipality with a population of 10,000 or more, each member of the fire or police department is entitled to receive, in addition to all other money paid for services rendered in the department, longevity pay of $4 a month for each year of service in the department, not to exceed 25 years. (b) A member of a fire or police department who, after a break in service, is reemployed on or after September 1, 2017, by a department with which the member had previously served is not entitled to longevity pay under Subsection (a) for the prior service. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.