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