PERSONNEL CD-MERIT STANDARD
Summary
Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that, if requirements exist under federal law, regulation, or rule for administration of programs by methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis on January 1, 2025, those requirements shall remain in place for the purpose of administration of those programs by the State. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 8, 2025
Signed Aug 15, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
→
Enrolled
·
3 edits
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Aug 15, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized for signature (Enrolled) and includes a significant policy update regarding federal programs. The most important change replaces a requirement to maintain federal merit standards by 2025 with a new mandate that specific federal programs must continue to be administered by employees subject to the state's merit system code, unless federal law prohibits it. This ensures that critical programs like Medicaid, food assistance, and unemployment insurance operate under state merit rules rather than potentially conflicting federal personnel standards.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding federal program administration was expanded to explicitly include a list of 14 specific federal programs that must be administered under state merit system rules, whereas the previous version only contained a general future-dated requirement.
REQUIREMENT
Replaced a future-dated requirement to maintain federal merit standards on January 1, 2025, with an immediate requirement that specific federal programs be administered by employees subject to the state's merit system code.
Added a specific list of 14 federal programs, including Medicaid, food assistance, and unemployment insurance, that are now explicitly required to be administered under state merit system rules.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill status from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' and adjusted the section numbering for the effective date clause.
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025 · House Apr 7, 2025
How they voted
55–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 58
May 22, 2025
D
Democratic39
97% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
56
Key actions
13
Committee
16
Amendments
5
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 082-033-000
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 007-004-000
lower
May 28, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Personnel & Pensions Committee
lower
May 23, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
lower
May 23, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
lower
May 23, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 22, 2025
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Labor; 017-000-000
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Labor
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
upper
May 16, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 16, 2025
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-038-000
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 007-004-000
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Wilcox
RRepublican
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Cervantes
DDemocratic
Co
Mary Edly-Allen
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Porfirio
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Simmons-Gessesse
DDemocratic
Co
Omar Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Rachel Ventura
DDemocratic
Co
Stephanie Kifowit
DDemocratic
Co
Thaddeus Jones
DDemocratic
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