84R7726 JSC-F
By: Eltife S.B. No. 666
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the status of a subcontractor as an employee for the
purposes of workers' compensation insurance coverage.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 406.122(b), Labor Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) Unless the general contractor and subcontractor have
entered into a written agreement under Section 406.123, a [A]
subcontractor and the subcontractor's employees are not employees
of the general contractor for purposes of this subtitle if the
subcontractor:
(1) is operating as an independent contractor; and
(2) has entered into a written agreement with the
general contractor that evidences a relationship in which the
subcontractor assumes the responsibilities of an employer for the
performance of work.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
written agreement under Section 406.123, Labor Code, entered into
on or after the effective date of this Act. A written agreement
entered into before the effective date of this Act is governed by
the law in effect on the date the written agreement was entered
into, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.