89R122 LRM-F     By: Walle, Bhojani, Curry, Rodríguez Ramos, H.B. No. 252       Garcia of Dallas       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state   agencies.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 659.082, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:          (c)  A state agency listed in Subsection (a) may elect to pay   employment compensation twice a month to an employee who holds a   position classified in salary group A12, A13, A14, A15, A16, or A17   under classification salary Schedule A in the General   Appropriations Act. A state agency that elects to pay employment   compensation twice a month under this subsection must satisfy the   comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation   twice a month.          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, 2025.