CS/CS/HB 1581: Local Government Salaries and Benefits
GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ; Buchanan ; Giallombardo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Porras ; Salzman
Local Government Salaries and Benefits; Revises requirements for board of county commissioners salary formula to apply to noncharter counties; provides for determination of salaries of members of boards of county commissioners of certain counties; requires referendum for board of county commissioners to increase salary, retirement benefits, or other compensation paid to its members; requires referendum election costs to be paid by county; requires referendum for governing body of municipality to increase salary, retirement benefits, or other compensation paid to its members; requires referendum election costs to be paid by municipality; requires referendum for governing body of special district to increase salary, retirement benefits, or other compensation paid to its members; requires referendum election costs to be paid by special district.
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: PDF
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
3/24/2025 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
3/26/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
3/27/2025 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/28/2025 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
4/4/2025 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
4/8/2025 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
4/9/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/17/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
4/23/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 3
4/23/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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CS/CS/HB 1581, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/8/2025 at 6:07 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1762 Local Government Salaries and Benefits Gruters Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/23/2025 10:09 AM House 108 Yeas - 3 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 145.012 Applicability. Page 2 (pdf) 145.031 Board of county commissioners. Page 2 (pdf) 145.17 Supplemental compensation prohibited. Page 4 (pdf) 145.20 Page 5 (pdf) 166.021 Powers. Page 5 (pdf) 189.0165 Page 6 (pdf) -
CS/HB 1581, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/27/2025 at 9:53 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1762 Local Government Salaries and Benefits Gruters Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 441657 - Amendment
Remove lines 53-129 and insert:Buchanan 4/7/2025
6:09 PMAdopted without Objection
4/8/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 145.012 Applicability. Page 2 (pdf) 145.031 Board of county commissioners. Page 3 (pdf) 145.17 Supplemental compensation prohibited. Page 4 (pdf) 145.19 Annual percentage increases based on increase for state career service employees; limitation. Page 5 (pdf) 145.20 Page 6 (pdf) 166.021 Powers. Page 7 (pdf) 189.0165 Page 7 (pdf) -
HB 1581, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 4:47 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1762 Local Government Salaries and Benefits Gruters Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 233293 - Amendment
Remove lines 34-81 and insert:Buchanan 3/25/2025
3:21 PMAdopted without Objection
3/26/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 145.012 Applicability. Page 2 (pdf) 145.031 Board of county commissioners. Page 2 (pdf) 145.19 Annual percentage increases based on increase for state career service employees; limitation. Page 4 (pdf) 145.20 Page 5 (pdf) 166.021 Powers. Page 6 (pdf) 189.0165 Page 6 (pdf)