88R749 SGM-D
	By: Raymond, Morales of Maverick	H.B. No. 836

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to retired members of the Texas State Guard.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 437.309, Government Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 437.309.  TEXAS STATE GUARD RETIRED STATUS [HONORARY
	RESERVE]. (a)  The governor, [or] adjutant general, or commander of
	the Texas State Guard, under the governor's authority and
	direction, shall place on retired status [may transfer to the Texas
	State Guard Honorary Reserve] an officer or enlisted service member
	of the Texas State Guard who, on separation from the Texas State
	Guard:
	(1)  is physically disabled as a result of service[;
	[(2)  is at least 60 years of age]; or
	(2) [(3)]  has served the federal or state military
	satisfactorily for at least 20 years of combined service, with at
	least five years of service in the Texas State Guard.
	(b)  The governor may advance the service member one grade or
	rank at the time of placement on retired status  [the transfer into
	the honorary reserve].  For a service member who is not a general
	officer, the adjutant general may advance the service member one
	grade or rank at the time of placement on retired status [the
	transfer into the honorary reserve].
	(c)  The commander of the Texas State Guard shall issue an
	identification card to an officer or service member who is placed on
	retired status.
	SECTION 2.  Section 437.308(a), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  The commander of the Texas State Guard shall maintain
	and preserve the individual and unit records of the Texas State
	Guard and the officers or service members placed on retired status
	[the Texas State Guard Honorary Reserve].
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Government Code 437.309, Government Code 437.308 (Government Code 437)
House Committee Report: Government Code 437.309, Government Code 437.308 (Government Code 437)
Engrossed: Government Code 437.309, Government Code 437.308 (Government Code 437)