89R13076 MZM-F By: Leo Wilson, et al. H.B. No. 1338 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1338: By: Bell of Montgomery C.S.H.B. No. 1338 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 157.021(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) In a county with a population of 265,000 [355,000] or more, the commissioners court may adopt and enforce uniform rules on the hours of work of department heads, assistants, deputies, and other employees whose compensation is set or approved by the court. 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, 2025.