H.B. No. 1914
AN ACT
relating to compensatory time accrued by an employee of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 659.015(k), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(k) Compensatory time off to which an employee of [a
correctional officer employed by] the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice is entitled under Subsection (f) must be taken during the
24-month period following the end of the workweek in which the
compensatory time was accrued or it lapses.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1914 was passed by the House on May 2,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 3, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1914 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor