89R5204 MCK-D     By: Paxton S.B. No. 635       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military   forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on   military duty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 437.220(a), (b), and (c), Government   Code, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  A person who is called to military duty as a member of   the Texas military forces [National Guard] in the service of this   state or the United States by proper federal or state authority and   who suffers an economic hardship as a result of serving on military   duty is eligible to receive supplemental pay for serving in   accordance with this section. Payment under this subsection is   subject to the availability of funds.          (b)  The comptroller shall establish the Texas military   forces [National Guard members'] supplemental military duty pay   account in the general revenue fund. Money in the account may be   appropriated only for purposes of implementing this section. The   comptroller, governor, or adjutant general may accept gifts and   grants for deposit to the credit of the account. The legislature   may transfer money into the account or may appropriate money to   implement this section and the comptroller shall credit that money   to the account.          (c)  A member of the Texas military forces [National Guard]   described by Subsection (a) is eligible to receive supplemental pay   under this section in an amount not to exceed the lesser of:                (1)  the amount required to alleviate the economic   hardship the member suffers as a result of serving on active duty;   and                (2)  the difference between the amount of income that   the member has lost from civilian employment as a result of being   called to military duty and the amount of military pay and   allowances the member receives from state or federal sources while   on military duty.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies to   military duty by a member of the Texas military forces occurring on   or after the effective date of this Act regardless of the date the   member was called to military duty. Military duty occurring before   the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on   the date the military duty occurred, and the former law is continued   in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.