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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Bill HB 1326 changes state employee pay frequency rules to twice-monthly compensation and sets specific paydays
Last action · March 10, 2025: Referred to Delivery of Government EfficiencySponsors: Cody Vasut and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas state employees are entitled to be paid twice a month starting September 1, 2025, replacing previous restrictions that limited twice-monthly pay to specific agencies and employee classes. The bill removes prior eligibility criteria such as agency type, classification plans, and employee vote thresholds.
Changes the compensation schedule and payday dates for all state employees, establishing payment on the first of the month for the last half of the preceding month and on the 15th day of the month for the first half of the month.
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State employees
State employees become entitled to receive twice-monthly pay compensation based on standard paydays beginning September 1, 2025.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 10, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
- Mar 10, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Nov 14, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
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