The bill, S.B. No. 1417, amends the Government Code to establish new regulations regarding compensatory time and vacation leave for employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Specifically, it stipulates that compensatory time must be taken within a 24-month period following the end of the workweek in which it was accrued. If the compensatory time is not utilized within this timeframe, it will be credited to the employee's accumulated vacation leave instead of lapsing, as previously stated in the law.

Additionally, the bill clarifies that vacation leave accrues in accordance with the new provisions and Section 659.015(k) and can be taken as outlined in the relevant subchapter. The changes apply to all compensatory time accrued by employees before, on, or after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Government Code 659.015, Government Code 661.152 (Government Code 659, Government Code 661)