89R122 LRM-F By: Walle, Bhojani, Curry, RodrÃguez Ramos H.B. No. 252 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 659.082, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) A state agency listed in Subsection (a) may elect to pay employment compensation twice a month to an employee who holds a position classified in salary group A12, A13, A14, A15, A16, or A17 under classification salary Schedule A in the General Appropriations Act. A state agency that elects to pay employment compensation twice a month under this subsection must satisfy the comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation twice a month. 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.