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TX SB1417

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Royce West

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) employees to use compensatory time off within 24 months after the workweek in which it was accrued

  • Eliminates the previous rule that unused compensatory time simply lapses after the 24-month period

  • Converts unused compensatory time to accumulated vacation leave if not taken within the 24-month window, rather than forfeiting the time

  • Applies retroactively to compensatory time accrued before, on, or after the effective date of the Act

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to compensatory time and vacation leave accrued by an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Last Action

Referred to Criminal Justice

3/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice3/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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