89R13397 LRM-D
By: Cook S.B. No. 2761
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to benefits provided to eligible survivors of certain
public safety employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 615.021(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.003
is eligible for the payment of assistance under this chapter if:
(1) the listed individual:
(A) died as a result of a personal injury
sustained in the line of duty in the individual's position as
described by Section 615.003; or
(B) died as a result of an acute myocardial
infarction or stroke during or not later than 24 hours after the
performance of actions in the line of duty in the individual's
position as described by Section 615.003; and
(2) the survivor is:
(A) the surviving spouse of the listed
individual;
(B) a surviving child of the listed individual,
if there is no surviving spouse; or
(C) a surviving parent of the listed individual,
if there is no surviving spouse or child.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section
615.021, Government Code, apply only in relation to a death that
occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. Matters
regarding eligibility under Chapter 615, Government Code, in
relation to a death that occurs before the effective date of this
Act, are governed by the law in effect on the date the death
occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.