Texas HB 4464: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle passing a person operating a bicycle; creating a criminal offense.

Bill Text

89(R) HB 4464 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.B. No. 4464

  

  

  

  

 AN ACT

  

 relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance 

  

 coverage for certain Texas Task Force 1 members and intrastate fire 

  

 mutual aid system team and regional incident management team 

  

 members, including the removal of coverage for nongovernment 

  

 members.

  

        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

  

        SECTION 1.  Section 88.126(a)(2), Education Code, is amended 

  

 to read as follows:

  

              (2)  "Local government employee member" means a member 

  

 who is an employee, as defined by Section 504.001, Labor Code, of

  

 [employed by] a political subdivision [local government], as 

  

 defined by that section [Section 102.001, Civil Practice and 

  

 Remedies Code].

  

        SECTION 2.  Section 88.126, Education Code, is amended by 

  

 adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:

  

        (e)  Service with an intrastate fire mutual aid system team 

  

 or a regional incident management team by a local government 

  

 employee member who is activated is considered to be in the course 

  

 and scope of the employee's regular employment with the political 

  

 subdivision.

  

        SECTION 3.  Section 88.301(1), Education Code, is amended to 

  

 read as follows:

  

              (1)  "Local government employee member" means a member 

  

 who is an employee, as defined by Section 504.001, Labor Code, of

  

 [employed by] a political subdivision, [local government] as 

  

 defined by that section [Section 102.001, Civil Practice and 

  

 Remedies Code].

  

        SECTION 4.  Section 88.303, Education Code, is amended by 

  

 adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:

  

        (c-1)  Service with Texas Task Force 1 by a local government 

  

 employee member who is activated is considered to be in the course 

  

 and scope of the employee's regular employment with the political 

  

 subdivision.

  

        SECTION 5.  The heading to Section 408.0445, Labor Code, is 

  

 amended to read as follows:

  

        Sec. 408.0445.  AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE FOR MEMBERS OF STATE 

  

 MILITARY FORCES[, TEXAS TASK FORCE 1, INTRASTATE FIRE MUTUAL AID 

  

 SYSTEM TEAMS, AND REGIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS].

  

        SECTION 6.  Section 501.001(5), Labor Code, is amended to 

  

 read as follows:

  

              (5)  "Employee" means a person who is:

  

                    (A)  in the service of the state pursuant to an 

  

 election, appointment, or express oral or written contract of hire;

  

                    (B)  paid from state funds but whose duties 

  

 require that the person work and frequently receive supervision in 

  

 a political subdivision of the state;

  

                    (C)  a peace officer employed by a political 

  

 subdivision, while the peace officer is exercising authority 

  

 granted under:

  

                          (i)  Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal 

  

 Procedure; or

  

                          (ii)  Articles 14.03(d) and (g), Code of 

  

 Criminal Procedure; or

  

                    (D)  a member of the state military forces, as