J.M. Lozano, Texas State Representative of 43rd District | Facebook
J.M. Lozano, Texas State Representative of 43rd District | Facebook
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the rural sheriff's office and constable's office salary assistance grant programs’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill seeks to amend the Local Government Code to enhance salary assistance grant programs for rural sheriff's and constable's offices in Texas. It defines a "qualified emergency dispatcher" and mandates that grant funds be used to ensure minimum annual salaries: $75,000 for county sheriffs, $45,000 for deputies performing routine motor vehicle stops, $40,000 for jailers responsible for prisoner safekeeping and jail security, $45,000 for qualified constables, and $40,000 for qualified emergency dispatchers. Additionally, grant funds can be used to increase salaries, hire more deputies or staff, and purchase necessary equipment. Counties must contribute at least 75% of the required salary. The comptroller is tasked with establishing grant application processes, disbursement procedures, and monitoring compliance. The bill becomes effective immediately with a two-thirds vote or on Sept. 1, 2025, otherwise.
J.M. Lozano, member of the House Committee on Corrections, proposed another seven bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Lozano graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA.
J.M. Lozano is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 43rd House district. He replaced previous state representative Tara Rios Ybarra in 2011.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 3243 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the composition of the board of the Calhoun Port Authority |
| HB 3079 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to a program under the Texas emissions reduction plan to reduce emissions from certain marine vessels |
| HB 2950 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the jurisdiction of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law and the composition of the juvenile boards of Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen Counties |
| HB 2718 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission for the purpose of making certain grants |
| HB 1703 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system |
| HB 1702 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to eligibility for the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund grant program |
| HB 1293 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain outdoor burns conducted during a state of disaster or state of emergency |
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