HB1609

In Calendar Committee
Authored by Gary VanDeaver (R)
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Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder.
Initially Referred to House S/C on Workforce Committee, chaired by a Democrat

Dec 13, 2024


(H) VanDeaver signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 12, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House S/C on Workforce, chaired by a Democrat
 

Apr 15, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
(H) Considered by s/c in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in s/c
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
(H) Left pending in subcommittee
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Recalled from subcommittee
(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

May 9, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

May 10, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 11, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 13, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H S/C on Workforce as Rick Isaacks for State Firefighters' & Fire Marshals' Association (SFFMA)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H S/C on Workforce as Clay Avery for SAFE-D, the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H S/C on Workforce as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H S/C on Workforce as John Carlton for Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts



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