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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1654: Relating to the employment of certain peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, or firefighters who are injured in the course and scope of duty.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1654 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on December 18, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the employment of certain peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, or firefighters who are injured in the course and scope of duty. Primary sponsor: Terry Canales (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2025): Left pending in subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terry CanalesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left pending in subcommittee
  2. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  3. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  4. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  5. Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker
  6. Read first time
  7. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source