CS/HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees
GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Mayfield ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gentry
Public Officers and Employees; Requires certain public officers & employees to be United States citizens & residents of this state, and, for specified public officers & employees, to reside in certain county or within certain area; requires members of state university board of trustees & members of Board of Governors to be United States citizens & either resident of this state or graduate of state university beginning on specified date; provides that specified offices are deemed vacant; narrowing applicability of certain prohibitions regarding political activities; prohibits certain state officers & employees from engaging in certain political activities; prohibits certain state officers from using authority or influence of their positions for certain purposes; prohibits certain supervisors from engaging in certain conduct; provides criminal penalty; prohibits Career Service System employees from using authority or influence of their positions for certain purposes.
- 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 Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
3/7/2025 House • Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
3/11/2025 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
• 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
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/9/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/10/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
4/16/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 1
4/16/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
4/22/2025 Senate • Received
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CS/HB 1445, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/8/2025 at 2:58 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1760 (c2) Public Officers and Employees Grall Similar Last Action: 4/22/2025 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 
H 1267 (c2) Education Education Administration Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Received
H 1321 (e1) Higher Education Education & Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 4/22/2025 S Received
S 1726 (c2) Higher Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 4/23/2025 S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/16/2025 12:18 PM House 111 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 20.70 Page 2 (pdf) 104.31 Political activities of state, county, and municipal officers and employees. Page 4 (pdf) 104.315 Page 7 (pdf) 110.233 Political activities and unlawful acts prohibited. Page 8 (pdf) 112.31251 Page 9 (pdf) 1001.71 University boards of trustees; membership. Page 11 (pdf) -
HB 1445, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 12:05 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
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 1760 Public Officers and Employees Grall Identical Last Action: 4/22/2025 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 928661 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Mayfield 4/7/2025
4:46 PMAdopted without Objection
4/8/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 20.70 Page 1 (pdf) 112.31251 Page 2 (pdf)