SB 2330 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to payroll deductions for certain state and local government employee organizations.

SB 2330 allows payroll deductions for membership fees of specific employee organizations representing state and local government workers. It directly affects law enforcement officers (licensed by Texas Commission on Law Enforcement), fire protection personnel, and emergency medical services personnel employed by state or local agencies. The bill requires employees to submit written requests specifying deduction amounts and pay periods, with deductions made equally across pay periods until discontinued. It defines "eligible state employee organizations" as those with a majority of members in these three categories and conducting statewide activities, while prohibiting dues collection for other organizations. The law amends Texas Education Code, Government Code, and adds new provisions to Chapter 617 regarding payroll deductions.
Sub-Topics: Public Employees
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Last action May 1, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 7 edits · Apr 30, 2025
MODERATE
This bill expands payroll deduction rights for law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency medical services personnel in Texas. It creates new authority for school districts to deduct dues for licensed law enforcement officers and updates existing state and local government codes to align with these expanded eligibility criteria.
Scope change
The bill expands payroll deduction eligibility to include law enforcement personnel licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, fire protection personnel, and emergency medical services personnel in school districts, municipalities, and counties.
ELIGIBILITY

School districts can now deduct dues for licensed law enforcement officers employed by them, a new category not previously covered under school district payroll deduction laws.

Updated definitions of eligible organizations to focus on law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency medical services personnel rather than the broader peace officer definition.

Changed the membership threshold for eligible organizations from 2,000 to 4,000 state employees for certain provisions.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific requirements for employees to file written requests identifying the organization and specifying deduction frequency.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new provisions to Local Government Code requiring municipalities to make deductions for eligible personnel when certain conditions are met.

TECHNICAL

Repealed previous Section 22.001 of the Education Code and Section 403.0165(k) of the Government Code to avoid conflicts with new provisions.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the Act to September 1, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

1911
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 30, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican20
19 Yea 1 Nay
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
4
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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