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| 1 | 1 | By: Bonnen H.B. No. 5424 | |
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| 6 | 6 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 7 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | 8 | relating to volunteer firefighter compensation limits. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 419.0322(c), Government Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (c) A fire department may not, in a calendar year, | |
| 13 | 13 | compensate, reimburse, or provide benefits exceeding 20 percent of | |
| 14 | 14 | the total compensation paid to full-time fire protection personnel | |
| 15 | 15 | in the adjacent area to any individual designated as a volunteer or | |
| 16 | 16 | auxiliary firefighter [to a person the department has designated as | |
| 17 | 17 | a volunteer or other auxiliary fire fighter to the extent that the | |
| 18 | 18 | person would be considered fully paid fire protection personnel]. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. This Act is effective September 1, 2026. |