TX HB3626

Adds a justice of the peace as a required member of the First Responder Advisory Council, which also includes representatives from law enforcement, firefighters, private first responders, and emergency medical services

Extends state survivor benefits under Chapter 615 to eligible survivors of justices of the peace who die in the line of duty, placing them alongside peace officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, and other first responders

Creates the Star of Texas Award for Justices of the Peace, to be given to justices seriously injured in the line of duty or to the surviving next of kin of justices killed or fatally injured in the line of duty

Establishes a three-member advisory committee of current or retired justices of the peace, appointed by the governor, to advise on the design and presentation of the new Star of Texas Award

Takes effect September 1, 2025, with survivor benefit provisions applying only to deaths occurring on or after that date