Regular Session
Texas Department of Insurance • State Fire Marshal's Office • State Auditor's Office
Key implementation requirements and action items for compliance with this legislation
None. This is a statutory tax assessment levied on the carrier. It does not trigger change-in-law provisions in vendor contracts or policyholder agreements.
None. This legislation strictly governs state agency personnel (State Fire Marshal investigators). It imposes no new hiring or training mandates on private sector employers.
None. No new filings are required. The tax increase will be reflected automatically in the annual maintenance tax invoice generated by the Comptroller/TDI.
Variable Maintenance Tax Increase.
The law adds ~$1.03 million annually to the TDI Operating Account (Fund 36).
The "Self-Leveling" Denominator.
While the cost increase ($1.03M) is fixed, the tax *rate* applied to carriers depends on the total statewide gross premium volume.
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This bill's path through the Texas Legislature
BILL ANALYSIS |
| H.B. 2467 |
| By: VanDeaver |
| Delivery of Government Efficiency |
| Committee Report (Unamended) |
| BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The state fire marshal's office (SFMO) within the Texas Department of Insurance commissions peace officers to act as fire and arson investigators and to perform other law enforcement duties. While these investigators are required to be certified as peace officers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, they are currently compensated under Salary Schedule B, creating a pay disparity between them and other law enforcement officers classified under Salary Schedule C. The bill author has informed the committee that this consistent undercompensation has led to recruitment and retention challenges within the SFMO and that a salary schedule adjustment is necessary to both address these staffing shortages and ensure equitable compensation for SFMO investigators. H.B. 2467 seeks to resolve this issue by reclassifying the salary schedule of SFMO investigators and requiring the commissioner of insurance to ensure that peace officers commissioned as fire and arson investigators are compensated according to Salary Schedule C, as prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.
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| CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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| RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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| ANALYSIS H.B. 2467 amends the Government Code to require the commissioner of insurance to ensure that a peace officer commissioned by the state fire marshal is compensated according to Schedule C of the position classification salary schedule prescribed by the General Appropriations Act. H.B. 2467 includes a commissioned law enforcement officer of the state fire marshal among the individuals considered a state employee for purposes of hazardous duty pay. H.B. 2467 makes a peace officer commissioned by the state fire marshal eligible for the special injury leave for certain peace officers, applicable to an injury that occurs on or after the bill's effective date. H.B. 2467 directs the classification officer in the office of the state auditor to classify the position of commissioned peace officer employed as an investigator by the state fire marshal's office as a Schedule C position under the state position classification plan. The change made by the classification officer applies beginning with the 2026-2027 state fiscal biennium.
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| EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
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| H.B. No. 2467 | ||
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| relating to the compensation and benefits for certain peace | ||
| officers commissioned by the state fire marshal. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 417.006, Government Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 417.006. STATE FIRE MARSHAL PEACE OFFICERS [ |
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| (1) commission peace officers to act as fire and arson | ||
| investigators under the state fire marshal's [ |
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| to perform other law enforcement duties assigned to the | ||
| commissioner and the state fire marshal by law; and | ||
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| officer's commission under this section for just cause. | ||
| (b) The commissioner shall ensure that a peace officer | ||
| commissioned under Subsection (a) is compensated according to | ||
| Schedule C of the position classification salary schedule | ||
| prescribed by the General Appropriations Act. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 659.301(5), Government Code, is amended | ||
| to read as follows: | ||
| (5) "State employee" means an individual who: | ||
| (A) is a commissioned law enforcement officer of | ||
| the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Facilities Commission, | ||
| the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the Texas Department of | ||
| Criminal Justice, the attorney general, [ |
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| unit of the Texas Department of Insurance, or the state fire | ||
| marshal; | ||
| (B) is a commissioned security officer of the | ||
| comptroller; | ||
| (C) is a law enforcement officer commissioned by | ||
| the Parks and Wildlife Commission; | ||
| (D) is a commissioned peace officer of an | ||
| institution of higher education; | ||
| (E) is an employee or official of the Board of | ||
| Pardons and Paroles or the parole division of the Texas Department | ||
| of Criminal Justice if the employee or official has routine direct | ||
| contact with inmates of any penal or correctional institution or | ||
| with administratively released prisoners subject to the board's | ||
| jurisdiction; | ||
| (F) has been certified to the Employees | ||
| Retirement System of Texas under Section 815.505 as having begun | ||
| employment as a law enforcement officer or custodial officer, | ||
| unless the individual has been certified to the system as having | ||
| ceased employment as a law enforcement officer or custodial | ||
| officer; | ||
| (G) before May 29, 1987, received hazardous duty | ||
| pay based on the terms of any state law if the individual holds a | ||
| position designated under that law as eligible for the pay; or | ||
| (H) is a security officer employed by the Texas | ||
| Military Department. | ||
| SECTION 3. Section 661.918(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
| to read as follows: | ||
| (a) This section applies to a peace officer under Article | ||
| 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, who is commissioned as a law | ||
| enforcement officer or agent, including a ranger, by: | ||
| (1) the Public Safety Commission and the director of | ||
| the Department of Public Safety; | ||
| (2) the Parks and Wildlife Commission; | ||
| (3) the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; | ||
| (4) the attorney general; | ||
| (5) the insurance fraud unit of the Texas Department | ||
| of Insurance; [ |
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| (6) the comptroller; or | ||
| (7) the state fire marshal. | ||
| SECTION 4. (a) The classification officer in the office of | ||
| the state auditor shall classify the position of commissioned peace | ||
| officer employed as an investigator by the Texas Department of | ||
| Insurance State Fire Marshal's Office as a Schedule C position | ||
| under the position classification plan maintained under Chapter | ||
| 654, Government Code. | ||
| (b) The change made by the classification officer as | ||
| required by this section applies beginning with the state fiscal | ||
| biennium beginning September 1, 2025. | ||
| (c) This section expires September 1, 2027. | ||
| SECTION 5. Section 661.918(a), Government Code, as amended | ||
| by this Act, applies only to an injury that occurs on or after the | ||
| effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
| TO: | Honorable Giovanni Capriglione, Chair, House Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency |
| FROM: | Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB2467 by VanDeaver (Relating to the compensation and benefits for certain peace officers commissioned by the state fire marshal.), As Introduced |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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| 2026 | $0 |
| 2027 | $0 |
| 2028 | $0 |
| 2029 | $0 |
| 2030 | $0 |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from Dept Ins Operating Acct 36 | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from Dept Ins Operating Acct 36 |
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| 2026 | ($1,034,281) | $1,034,281 |
| 2027 | ($1,034,281) | $1,034,281 |
| 2028 | ($1,057,201) | $1,057,201 |
| 2029 | ($1,096,976) | $1,096,976 |
| 2030 | ($1,203,489) | $1,203,489 |
| Source Agencies: | 327 Employees Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance |
| LBB Staff: | JMc, RStu, GDZ, BFa, NV |
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Common questions about HB2467
HB2467 mandates a salary reclassification for State Fire Marshal peace officers to "Schedule C," increasing state expenditures by approximately $1. 03 million annually beginning Fiscal Year 2026. Because these funds are drawn from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Operating Account (Fund 36), insurance carriers must anticipate a corresponding increase in their maintenance tax assessments to cover this pass-through cost.
HB2467 was authored by Texas Representative Gary Vandeaver during the Regular Session.
HB2467 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025.
HB2467 is enforced by Texas Department of Insurance, State Fire Marshal's Office and State Auditor's Office.
The compliance urgency for HB2467 is rated as "low". Businesses and organizations should review the requirements and timeline to ensure timely compliance.
The cost impact of HB2467 is estimated as "low". This may vary based on industry and implementation requirements.
HB2467 addresses topics including fire fighters & police, fire fighters & police--general, salaries & expenses, fire marshal and peace officers.
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