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HB 2115Passed

Relating to the rural sheriff's office and rural constable's office salary assistance grant programs.

89(R) · Regular SessionTexas HouseLast action May 5, 2025

Bill overview

Relating to the rural sheriff's office and rural constable's office salary assistance grant programs.

Reference notes

HB 2115 sources, status methodology and verification

Sources

Methodology

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Last verified

Legislative record synchronized September 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM UTC; latest recorded official action May 5, 2025.

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Bill → law status

HB 2115 is not recorded as enacted

Current status
Passed

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KeepTXRed explanation

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KeepTXRed summary

HB 2115 was a House-passed rural law-enforcement grant proposal addressing emergency-dispatcher salaries and grant-compliance reporting. It did not become law.

What would change

The proposal would have required counties using rural sheriff salary-assistance grants for covered salaries to provide at least a $40,000 annual salary for each sheriff-employed telecommunicator and would have required a county auditor or other appropriate county officer to report grant disbursement and compliance information to the comptroller for the rural sheriff and constable programs.

Who may be affected

Rural sheriffs, constables, emergency telecommunicators, county auditors, county commissioners, the comptroller and residents relying on rural emergency response.

When it would take effect

HB 2115 did not take effect. It passed the House and was referred to Senate Finance on May 5, 2025, but did not receive final Senate passage.

Limits and uncertainty

No new $40,000 telecommunicator salary requirement or county-auditor reporting rule was enacted through HB 2115. Existing rural law-enforcement salary-assistance programs remain governed by enacted law.

Editorial sources and review notes

Official House text, committee analysis and legislative stages reviewed.

Editorial explanation reviewed 9/6/2026.

Current status

Passed

Referred to Finance

Latest official action

Referred to Finance

May 5, 2025 · house

Who this bill may affect

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Committee history

  1. Intergovernmental Affairs

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  2. Finance

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Legislative timeline

  1. Referred to Finance

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  2. Read first time

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  3. Received from the House

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  4. Reported engrossed

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  5. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

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  6. Record vote

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  7. Passed

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  8. Read 3rd time

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  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

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  10. Record vote

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  11. Passed to engrossment

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  12. Read 2nd time

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  13. Placed on General State Calendar

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  14. Considered in Calendars

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  15. Committee report sent to Calendars

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  16. Committee report distributed

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  17. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

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  18. Reported favorably as substituted

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  19. Committee substitute considered in committee

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  20. Considered in formal meeting

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  21. Recalled from subcommittee

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  22. Left pending in subcommittee

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  23. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

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  24. Committee substitute considered in s/c

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  25. Considered by s/c in public hearing

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  26. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

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  27. Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

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  28. Read first time

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  29. Filed

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