By: Zaffirini, West S.B. No. 65
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for
certain county employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 157.021(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) In a county with a population of 265,000 [355,000] or
more, the commissioners court may adopt and enforce uniform rules
on the hours of work of department heads, assistants, deputies, and
other employees whose compensation is set or approved by the court.
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.