87R13307 RDS-F
By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 1835
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a complaint
filed with the Texas Workforce Commission regarding an unlawful
employment practice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.201(g), Labor Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(g) If a perfected complaint is not received by the
commission within 300 [180] days of the alleged unlawful employment
practice, the commission shall notify the respondent that a
complaint has been filed and that the process of perfecting the
complaint is in progress.
SECTION 2. Section 21.202(a), Labor Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) A complaint under this subchapter must be filed not
later than the 300th [180th] day after the date the alleged unlawful
employment practice occurred.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a complaint based on conduct occurring on or after the effective
date of this Act. A complaint that is based on conduct occurring
before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the
conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.