H.B. No. 2799

	AN ACT
	relating to the applicability of the Texas Local Fire Fighters
	Retirement Act.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 3(e), Texas Local Fire Fighters
	Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is
	amended to read as follows:
	(e)  In addition to the other applicability of this Act, this
	Act applies to a political subdivision [outside the boundaries of a
	municipality] that has a regularly organized fire department not
	consisting exclusively of volunteers, except a political
	subdivision whose fire department is governed by another state law
	providing for retirement benefits for full-time paid fire
	department personnel. If the political subdivision's fire
	department consists partly of volunteers eligible to participate in
	the program provided by Subtitle H, Title 8, Government Code
	[Chapter 269, Acts of the 65th Legislature, Regular Session, 1977
	(Article 6243e.3, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)], and partly of
	employees, this Act applies to fire department personnel who are
	employees.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 2799 was passed by the House on April
	13, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 2799 was passed by the Senate on May
	17, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
	_____________________
	Governor