CS/CS/SB 1760: Public Officers and Employees

GENERAL BILL by Rules, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Grall

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; requiring that, beginning on a specified date, members of the Board of Governors of the State University System be United States citizens and either residents of this state or have graduated from a state university; prohibiting career service employees from using the influence of their positions for specified purposes, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/22/2025 01:53 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1445 (er) by State Affairs Committee Public Officers and Employees Last Action: 7/1/2025 Vetoed by Governor	Similar
  H 1267 (c2) by Education Administration Subcommittee Education Last Action: 6/16/2025 S Died in Rules	Compare
  H 1321 (e1) by Education & Employment Committee Higher Education Last Action: 6/16/2025 S Died in Rules	Compare
  S 1726 (c2) by Calatayud Higher Education Last Action: 6/16/2025 S Died on Calendar	Compare

• Citations - Statute (5)

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  20.71		Page 2 [pdf]
  104.31	Political activities of state, county, and municipal officers and employees.	Page 3 [pdf]
  110.233	Political activities and unlawful acts prohibited.	Page 5 [pdf]
  112.061	Per diem and travel expenses of public officers, employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management system.	Page 6 [pdf]
  112.31251		Page 9 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/28/2025	S	• Filed
  3/7/2025	S	• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
  3/10/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/20/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
  3/25/2025	S	• Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  4/10/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  4/15/2025	S	• CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
  4/17/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  4/21/2025	S	• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1
  4/22/2025	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4/28/2025	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
  4/30/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 990 • Substituted CS/HB 1445 -SJ 991 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1445 -SJ 991