SB 1171 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to compensation, leave, and physical fitness programs and standards for certain employees of the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

SB 1171 adds hazardous duty pay eligibility for specific employees in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department's Office of Inspector General, including investigators, inspectors general, security officers, and apprehension specialists. It requires these employees to have at least 12 months of service and routine direct contact with youth in residential facilities or under supervision to qualify. The bill also mandates that these roles be classified as "Schedule C" positions under state pay guidelines, effective September 1, 2025. This directly affects approximately 100+ employees in that office, changing their compensation structure to include special pay for high-risk duties. The law does not alter existing pay for other departments or central office staff.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MODERATE
This bill enrolls a legislative act that defines 'law enforcement agency' to include the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and establishes hazardous duty pay eligibility for certain employees of that office. The changes clarify that investigators, inspector generals, security officers, and apprehension specialists in this office qualify for hazardous duty pay under specific conditions, aligning their compensation with other law enforcement agencies.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department as a law enforcement agency eligible for hazardous duty pay provisions that previously applied to other state agencies.
DEFINITION

Added the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to the definition of 'law enforcement agency' in Government Code Section 614.171(1).

ELIGIBILITY

Created new eligibility criteria in Government Code Section 659.303 for hazardous duty pay for investigators, inspector generals, security officers, and apprehension specialists employed by the office of inspector general.

Updated Government Code Section 661.918(a) to include the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in the list of agencies that commission law enforcement officers.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement in the Human Resources Code that peace officers commissioned by the office of inspector general must be compensated according to Schedule C of the position classification salary schedule.

Mandated that the state auditor classify the position of commissioned peace officers employed by the office of inspector general as a Schedule C position under the position classification plan.

Floor votes · House May 22, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Actions timeline

Total actions
51
Key actions
17
Committee
12
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (121-14-7)
house
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
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