89R11868 JCG-F
By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 5176
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the retired members of the Texas State Guard.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 437, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 437.3095 to read as follows:
Sec. 437.3095. TEXAS STATE GUARD RETIRED STATUS. (a) The
governor, or adjutant general under the governor's authority and
direction, shall place on retired status an officer or enlisted
service member of the Texas State Guard who:
(1) is physically disabled as a result of service; or
(2) has served the federal or state military
satisfactorily for at least 20 years.
(b) The governor, or adjutant general under the governor's
authority and direction, may advance the service member one grade
or rank at the time of the transfer into retired status.
SECTION 2. Section 437.308(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The commander of the Texas State Guard shall maintain
and preserve the individual and unit records of the Texas State
Guard and the officers and service members placed on retired status
[the Texas State Guard Honorary Reserve].
SECTION 3. Section 437.309, Government Code, is repealed.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.