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CS/HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Mayfield ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gentry

Public Officers and Employees; Requiring that, beginning on a specified date, secretaries and executive directors of departments, chief administrative officers of certain units of state government, members of commissions and licensing boards, chairs of governing boards or certain chief executives of certain statewide entities, or any persons appointed to hold state office in the executive branch of state government be United States citizens and residents of this state; providing that a specified provision applies to each such offices; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, members of the board of trustees for state universities be United States citizens and residents of this state or graduates of the state university that the board oversees.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 5/2/2025 House - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
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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
    4/30/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 991
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1760 -SJ 991
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 991
    • Amendment(s) adopted (915478) -SJ 991
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/1/2025 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1094
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1094
    5/1/2025 House • In Messages
    5/2/2025 House • Senate Message List
    • Amendment 915478 Concur
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 97, NAYS 1
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

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  • CS/HB 1445, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/5/2025 at 10:00 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1760 (c2) Public Officers and Employees Grall Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1445 -SJ 991 Track This Bill
    H 1169 (c3) Water Management Districts Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7002 Track This Bill
    H 1267 (c2) Education Education Administration Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 1321 (e1) Higher Education Education & Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    S 1726 (c2) Higher Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    S 7002 (e1) Water Management Districts Environment and Natural Resources Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.71 Page 3 (pdf)
    104.31 Political activities of state, county, and municipal officers and employees. Page 4 (pdf)
    112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system. Page 7 (pdf)
    112.31251 Page 10 (pdf)
    112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; registration and reporting. Page 13 (pdf)
    1001.71 University boards of trustees; membership. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1445, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/5/2025 at 9:17 AM

    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: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1445 -SJ 991 Track This Bill
    H 1267 (c2) Education Education Administration Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 1321 (e1) Higher Education Education & Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    S 1726 (c2) Higher Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.71
    104.31 Political activities of state, county, and municipal officers and employees. Page 4 (pdf)
    112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system.
    112.31251 Page 9 (pdf)
    112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; registration and reporting.
    1001.71 University boards of trustees; membership. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1445, Committee Substitute 1 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: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1445 -SJ 991 Track This Bill
    H 1267 (c2) Education Education Administration Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 1321 (e1) Higher Education Education & Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    S 1726 (c2) Higher Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    915478 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Grall 4/29/2025
    6:31 PM     		House: Concur
    5/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/16/2025 12:18 PM House 111 Yeas - 1 Nays
    5/1/2025 3:12 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/2/2025 7:58 PM House 97 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)

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  • HB 1445, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 12:05 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/12/2025 (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: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1445 -SJ 991 Track This Bill

    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 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/8/2025     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.70 Page 1 (pdf)
    112.31251 Page 2 (pdf)

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