85R8720 LED-D
By: Garcia S.B. No. 1162
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 61, Labor Code, is amended
by adding Section 61.021 to read as follows:
Sec. 61.021. GRATUITIES PAID TO TIPPED EMPLOYEES. (a) In
this section, "tipped employee" has the meaning assigned by Section
62.052.
(b) A gratuity paid to or left for a tipped employee is the
property of the tipped employee. An employer may not collect or
receive any portion of the gratuity for the purpose of compensating
a credit or debit card issuer for any financial services rendered on
account of the gratuity.
SECTION 2. Section 61.021, Labor Code, as added by this Act,
applies only to a gratuity paid to or left for an employee on or
after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.