88R3937 RDS-F     By: Harless H.B. No. 1339       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the eligibility of certain volunteer firefighters and   paramedics for unemployment compensation benefits.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 201, Labor Code, is   amended by adding Section 201.079 to read as follows:          Sec. 201.079.  SERVICE AS VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR   PARAMEDIC. In this subtitle, "employment" does not include service   performed by an individual as a volunteer firefighter or paramedic   for which the only remuneration for the service is compensation for   not more than two 12-hour shifts each week, regardless of whether   the individual is certified to perform that service by an   appropriate entity.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a claim for unemployment compensation benefits that is filed   with the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective date   of this Act.  A claim filed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the claim was filed, and   the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.