CS/CS/SB 364 (2023) -  Bereavement Benefits for State Employees

General Bill by Fiscal Policy and Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Avila
Bereavement Benefits for State Employees: Citing this act as the "Respecting Their Sacrifice Act"; authorizing the head of a law enforcement agency to grant specified employees a certain number of hours of administrative leave for a specified purpose; authorizing the head of a law enforcement agency to deny such administrative leave under certain circumstances; authorizing travel expenses for certain members of a law enforcement agency for a specified purpose; increasing the amount to be paid toward the funeral and burial expenses of certain officers killed in the line of duty, etc.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2023
Last Event: 04/27/23 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 535 (Ch. 2023-145) -SJ 562 on Thursday, April 27, 2023 10:37 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 03/07/23 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 04/04/23 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 04/13/23 10:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 535 Subject: Funeral Service Benefits for Public Safety Officers Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 4/14/2023 11:54:12 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 4/12/2023 8:37:05 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 4/4/2023 12:15:11 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 4/3/2023 8:08:54 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3/8/2023 2:02:25 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3/6/2023 1:48:48 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 535 (Ch. 2023-145) -SJ 562 Time: 04/27/2023 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 535 -SJ 562 Time: 04/27/2023 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 562 Time: 04/27/2023 - 10:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/23 Time: 04/24/2023 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time Time: 04/17/2023 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/14/2023 - 2:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/14/2023 - 12:21 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 Time: 04/13/2023 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/13/23, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/10/2023 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 04/04/2023 - 12:27 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 Time: 04/04/2023 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/30/2023 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time Time: 03/14/2023 - 4:46 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice Time: 03/09/2023 - 9:32 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/09/2023 - 8:59 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Time: 03/07/2023 - 7:12 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/02/2023 - 1:44 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy Time: 02/09/2023 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/24/2023 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
110.1205 CS/CS/HB 535*, HB 1553
112.061 SB 32, CS/CS/HB 535, CS/SB 696, HB 729, SB 2502, HB 5003, HB 7011
112.19 SB 32, CS/CS/HB 535, HB 7011
287.17 CS/CS/HB 535

(*) Not the latest version