88R5669 KKR-D
By: Johnson of Dallas H.B. No. 3030
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to required verification of the employment history of
certain job applicants.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Title 3, Labor Code, is amended by adding Chapter
106 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 106. EMPLOYER HIRING PRACTICES
Sec. 106.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Applicant" means an individual who has made an
oral or written application with an employer, or has sent a resume
or other correspondence to an employer, indicating an interest in
employment.
(2) "Employer" means a person who employs one or more
employees.
Sec. 106.002. REQUIRED VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS. If the job duties of the position for which
an applicant is applying require or may require entry into a
person's residence, the prospective employer shall verify the
applicant's employment history before extending an offer of
employment for that position.
Sec. 106.003. LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER. An employer is liable
in a civil action for personal injury, death, or any other damages:
(1) caused by an employee who was extended an offer of
employment in violation of Section 106.002; and
(2) that occurred in connection with the employee
entering the residence of a person in the course of employment.
SECTION 2. Section 106.002, Labor Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to an offer of employment made on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. Section 106.003, Labor Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.