Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1855 Compare Versions

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1		-	86R26079 JSC-D
2		-	By: Bowers, Allen, Beckley, et al. H.B. No. 1855
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1855:
4		-	By: Romero, Jr. C.S.H.B. No. 1855
	1	+	86R10747 JSC-D
	2	+	By: Bowers H.B. No. 1855
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7	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	6		AN ACT
9	7		relating to restrictions on hours of employment for children;
10	8		creating criminal offenses.
11	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12		-	SECTION 1. The heading to Section 51.013, Labor Code, is
13		-	amended to read as follows:
14		-	Sec. 51.013. HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT; HARDSHIP EXEMPTION;
15		-	FAMILY EMPLOYMENT EXEMPTION.
16		-	SECTION 2. Section 51.013, Labor Code, is amended by
17		-	amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsections
18		-	(a-1), (b-1), and (e) to read as follows:
	10	+	SECTION 1. Section 51.013, Labor Code, is amended by
	11	+	amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsections (a-1)
	12	+	and (b-1) to read as follows:
19	13		(a) A person commits an offense if the person permits a
20	14		child who is 14 or 15 years of age and who is employed by the person
21	15		to work more than:
22	16		(1) eight hours in one day; [or]
23	17		(2) 48 hours in one week; or
24	18		(3) five days in one week.
25	19		(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person permits a
26	20		child who is 16 years of age and who is employed by the person to
27	21		work more than:
28	22		(1) 10 hours in one day;
29	23		(2) 54 hours in one week; or
30	24		(3) six days in one week.
31	25		(b) A person commits an offense if the person permits a
32	26		child who is 14 or 15 years of age, is employed by the person, and is
33	27		enrolled in a term of a public or private school to work:
34	28		(1) between the hours of 7 [10] p.m. and 6 [5] a.m. on a
35	29		day that is followed by a school day; or
36	30		(2) between the hours of 11 p.m. [midnight] and 6 [5]
37	31		a.m. on a day that is not followed by a school day.
38	32		(b-1) A person commits an offense if the person permits a
39	33		child who is 16 years of age, is employed by the person, and is
40	34		enrolled in a term of a public or private school to work between the
41	35		hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on a day that is followed by a school
42	36		day.
43	37		(c) A person commits an offense if the person permits a
44	38		child who is 14 or 15 years of age, is employed by the person, and is
45	39		not enrolled in summer school to work between the hours of 11 p.m.
46	40		[midnight] and 6 [5] a.m. on any day during the time that school is
47	41		recessed for the summer.
48		-	(e) This section does not apply if:
49		-	(1) the child is a member of the person's family or
50		-	household, as those terms are defined by Chapter 71, Family Code;
51		-	and
52		-	(2) the person employs not more than 50 employees,
53		-	including the child.
54		-	SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	42	+	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
55	43		to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
56	44		An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
57	45		governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
58	46		and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
59	47		purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
60	48		effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
61	49		before that date.
62		-	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
	50	+	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.