Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that prohibits local governments from establishing employment leave, hiring practices, and scheduling policies in conflict with federal or state law.

Highlights:

• Defines "employee" as an individual who is employed by an employer for compensation (Sec. 83.001-1).

• Defines "employer" as a person who employs one or more employees (Sec. 83.001-2).

• Defines "employment benefit" as anything of value that an employee receives from an employer beyond regular salary or wages (Sec. 83.001-3).

• Prohibits a municipality or county from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, order, rule, regulation, or policy requiring any terms of employment that exceed or conflict with federal or state law relating to any form of employment leave, hiring practices, employment benefits, scheduling practices, or other terms of employment (Sec. 83.002.a).

• Specifies any provision of an ordinance, order, rule, regulation, or policy that violates Subsection (a) is void and unenforceable (Sec. 83.002.b).

• Establishes this law does not affect the following (Sec. 83.002.c):

• The Texas Minimum Wage Act under Chapter 62;

• The authority of a political subdivision to negotiate the terms of employment with the political subdivision's employees;

• An ordinance, order, rule, regulation, or policy relating to terms of employment in contracts or agreements entered into between a private entity, including an organization representing city employees or county employees, and a governmental entity, regardless of whether the ordinance, order, rule, regulation, or policy is adopted before, on, or after September 1, 2021; or

• A contract or agreement relating to terms of employment voluntarily entered into between a private employer or entity and a governmental entity.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that prohibits local governments from establishing employment leave, hiring practices, and scheduling policies in conflict with federal or state law.

Highlights:

• Defines "employee" as an individual who is employed by an employer for compensation (Sec. 83.001-1).

• Defines "employer" as a person who employs one or more employees (Sec. 83.001-2).

• Defines "employment benefit" as anything of value that an employee receives from an employer beyond regular salary or wages (Sec. 83.001-3).

• Prohibits a municipality or county from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, order, rule, regulation, or policy requiring any terms of employment that exceed or conflict with federal or state law relating to any form of employment leave, hiring practices, employment benefits, scheduling practices, or other terms of employment (Sec. 83.002.a).

• Specifies any provision of an ordinance, order, rule, regulation, or policy that violates Subsection (a) is void and unenforceable (Sec. 83.002.b).

• Establishes this law does not affect the following (Sec. 83.002.c):

• The Texas Minimum Wage Act under Chapter 62;

• The authority of a political subdivision to negotiate the terms of employment with the political subdivision's employees;

• An ordinance, order, rule, regulation, or policy relating to terms of employment in contracts or agreements entered into between a private entity, including an organization representing city employees or county employees, and a governmental entity, regardless of whether the ordinance, order, rule, regulation, or policy is adopted before, on, or after September 1, 2021; or

• A contract or agreement relating to terms of employment voluntarily entered into between a private employer or entity and a governmental entity.

Full Bill Text