By: Vo (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 1432
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2017;
April 19, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
Natural Resources & Economic Development; May 4, 2017, reported
favorably by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 4, 2017, sent
to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to restrictions or conditions on certain payments to the
Texas Workforce Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 213, Labor Code, is
amended by adding Section 213.012 to read as follows:
Sec. 213.012. RESTRICTIONS OR CONDITIONS ON PAYMENTS
PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "payment instrument" has the
meaning assigned by Section 151.301, Finance Code.
(b) A person may not place on a payment instrument remitted
to the commission any restriction or condition purporting to limit
the amount of contributions, penalties, or interest owed to the
commission by an employer.
(c) A restriction or condition in violation of this section
is void.
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, 2017.
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