82R11802 TJB-D
By: Coleman H.B. No. 3494
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to voluntary deductions from the wages or salaries of
deputy sheriffs for contributions to political committees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 155.001, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) In addition to a payroll deduction authorized under
Subsection (a), a commissioners court, on the request of a deputy
sheriff employed by the county, shall authorize a payroll deduction
to be made from the deputy's wages or salary for contributions to a
specified general-purpose committee. A payroll deduction made
under this subsection shall be transferred directly to the
committee. In this subsection, "general-purpose committee" has the
meaning assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.