Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.
SB 65 requires counties with populations of 265,000 or more to establish uniform work hour rules for specific employees, including department heads, assistants, deputies, and other staff whose pay is set by the commissioners court. The bill amends the Local Government Code to mandate that commissioners courts adopt and enforce these consistent scheduling standards. It directly affects county employees in larger jurisdictions (over 265,000 residents) whose compensation is approved by the court. The law took effect immediately after Governor's signature on May 19, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Nov 12, 2024
Signed May 19, 2025
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The bill header and formatting were updated to reflect the final enrolled version, including the bill number (SB 65), sponsor information, and official certification signatures from legislative officers.
Floor votes · House May 1, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
16
Committee
11
May 19, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (140-0-5)
house
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
P
Terri Leo-Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Royce West
DDemocratic
Co
Valoree Swanson
RRepublican
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