# Texas SB 777: Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions. Texas SB 777, Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions., is a 89th Legislature Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Benjamin Bumgarner, Bryan Hughes (Republican), John Lujan and 2 others; status became law, last action 2025-06-20 (Effective on 9/1/25) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB777-89R - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Texas SB 777 - State: Texas - Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session - Title: Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions. - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-06-20, Effective on 9/1/25 - Sponsors: Benjamin Bumgarner, Bryan Hughes (Republican), John Lujan, Christian Manuel, Claudia Ordaz - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: City Government--Employees/Officers, County Government--Employees/Officers, Fire Fighters & Police--General, Political Subdivisions, LABOR UNIONS, MEDIATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, & ARBITRATION - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (352 yes, 65 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Existing labor agreements gain legal certainty: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, the law validates existing dispute-resolution provisions in municipal charters, bargaining agreements, and arbitration awards. It covers negotiations already underway on that date and those started later. Its changes cannot be used to challenge agreements or awards made… - Binding decisions for some firefighter contracts: mixed, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, cities with more than 950,000 but fewer than 1,050,000 people must use binding arbitration for firefighter bargaining deadlocks. Either side can request arbitration in writing; all disputed issues must be submitted within 45 days after the other side receives the reques… - Local rules guide firefighter contract disputes: mixed, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, cities and firefighter bargaining groups must use any dispute process provided in their charter or bargaining agreement. This applies when talks reach a deadlock or remain unsettled after the 61st day following the city lawmaking body's failure to approve a negotiated c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Benjamin Bumgarner, House - Sponsor: Bryan Hughes (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: John Lujan, House - Sponsor: Christian Manuel, House - Sponsor: Claudia Ordaz, House - Cosponsor: Adam Hinojosa (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Judith Zaffirini (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-28 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-05-24 | House | Record vote | pass | 96 | 37 | | | 2025-05-23 | House | Record vote | pass | 115 | 20 | | | 2025-05-23 | House | Record vote | pass | 127 | 6 | | | 2025-05-09 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-05-09 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | | House | Committee vote: Intergovernmental Affairs | pass | 8 | 2 | | | | Senate | Committee vote: Local Government | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (57) - 2025-06-20: Effective on 9/1/25 (House) - 2025-06-20: Filed without the Governor's signature (House) - 2025-06-01: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-06-01: Signed in the House (House) - 2025-05-30: Signed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported (House) - 2025-05-28: Reported enrolled (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Read (Senate) - 2025-05-28: House amendment(s) laid before the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-25: House passage as amended reported (Senate) - 2025-05-24: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-24: Record vote (RV#3447) (House) - 2025-05-24: Passed (House) - 2025-05-24: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-05-23: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-23: Record vote (RV#3387) (House) - 2025-05-23: Passed to 3rd reading as amended (House) - 2025-05-23: Record vote (RV#3386) (House) - 2025-05-23: Amended (1-Lujan) (House) - 2025-05-23: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-05-22: Placed on General State Calendar (House) - 2025-05-20: Considered in Calendars (House) - 2025-05-19: Committee report sent to Calendars (House) - 2025-05-16: Committee report distributed (House) - 2025-05-16: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (House) - 2025-05-14: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) (House) - 2025-05-14: Considered in formal meeting (House) - 2025-05-12: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs (House) - 2025-05-12: Read first time (House) - 2025-05-09: Received from the Senate (House) - 2025-05-09: Reported engrossed (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Passed (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Three day rule suspended (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Vote recorded in Journal (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Laid before the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Committee report printed and distributed (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Reported favorably as substituted (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Vote taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Left pending in committee (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Testimony taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Co-author authorized (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Co-author authorized (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Referred to Local Government (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Read first time (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Filed (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Received by the Secretary of the Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00777E.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00777E.PDF) - Enrolled: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00777F.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00777F.PDF) - House Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00777H.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00777H.PDF) - Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00777I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00777I.PDF) - Senate Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00777S.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00777S.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 2111: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent… (vetoed) - SB 1838: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by… (vetoed) - SB 3: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; req… (vetoed) - SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court… (vetoed) - SB 646: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. 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(became law) ## Sources - [Engrossed (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00777E.HTM) - [Engrossed (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00777E.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00777F.HTM) - [Enrolled (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00777F.PDF) - [House Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00777H.HTM) - [House Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00777H.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00777I.HTM) - [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00777I.PDF) - [Senate Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00777S.HTM) - [Senate Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00777S.PDF) ## Related - [SB 2111: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proce…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2111-89R) - [SB 1838: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB1838-89R) - [SB 3: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB3-89R) - [SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2878-89R) - [SB 646: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB646-89R) - [HB 4325: Relating to civil liability for prohibited barratry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB4325-89R) - [Texas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas/bills) - [Texas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB777-89R (as of 2026-10-19).