80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2799, Chapter 328 Page: 1 of 3
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Chapter 328
H.B. No. 2799
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the applicability of the Texas Local Fire Fighters
3 Retirement Act.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Section 3(e), Texas Local Fire Fighters
6 Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is
7 amended to read as follows:
8 (e) In addition to the other applicability of this Act, this
9 Act applies to a political subdivision [outi-d - the bo .nare of
10 munici al.ty] that has a regularly organized fire department not
11 consisting exclusively of volunteers, except a political
12 subdivision whose fire department is governed by another state law
13 providing for retirement benefits for full-time paid fire
14 department personnel. If the political subdivision's fire
15 department consists partly of volunteers eligible to participate in
16 the program provided by Subtitle H, Title 8, Government Code
17 [Chapter , of th 4 65th Le g latn Rgl-l ar S srton,1 177
18 ( rtole, t623 .3 , .Y.nn' c rCivil Ca ntutc)], and partly of
19 employees, this Act applies to fire department personnel who are
20 employees.
21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
22 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
23 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
24 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2799, Chapter 328, legislative document, 2007-04/2007-06; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth155114/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.