HB2467

HB2467 requires peace officers commissioned by the state fire marshal to be paid under Schedule C, the salary schedule specified in the General Appropriations Act. It directs the State Auditor’s classification officer to classify commissioned investigators in the Texas Department of Insurance State Fire Marshal’s Office accordingly beginning with the 2026–27 budget period. It does not set one salary for every officer or cover every municipal firefighter. Final law, Sections 1 and 4.

The act expressly adds state fire marshal officers to the statutory definition used for hazardous-duty pay. The existing eligibility rules still matter, including the first-workday employment condition and at least 12 months of qualifying lifetime service credit by the end of the preceding month. The new listing is not a promise that every newly commissioned officer immediately receives every supplement. Final law, Section 2; hazardous-duty entitlement rule.

It also adds these officers to the special injury-leave law. That law allows leave without a salary deduction or use of other accrued leave for qualifying duty-related injuries, but excludes injuries to which the officer’s own gross negligence contributed and injuries related to routine office duties. Medical examination evidence and a Texas physician’s recommendation are required; the maximum for injuries occurring at one time is one year. Its rules also govern interaction with workers’ compensation and disability retirement. HB2467’s extension applies only to injuries on or after September 1, 2025. Final law, Sections 3 and 5; full injury-leave conditions.

The act took effect September 1, 2025. The temporary instruction to make the classification change expires September 1, 2027; that expiration does not sunset the permanent Schedule C pay requirement added to Section 417.006. The existing authority to commission fire/arson investigators and revoke a commission for just cause is retained and reorganized. Final law, Sections 1, 4 and 6; official history.