H.B. No. 915
AN ACT
relating to a requirement that employers post notice of certain
information regarding reporting instances of workplace violence or
suspicious activity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Title 3, Labor Code, is amended by adding Chapter
104A to read as follows:
CHAPTER 104A. REPORTING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
Sec. 104A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce
Commission.
(2) "Employee" means an individual who is employed by
an employer for compensation.
(3) "Employer" means a person who employs one or more
employees.
Sec. 104A.002. NOTICE BY EMPLOYER. Each employer shall
post a notice to employees of the contact information for reporting
instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity to the
Department of Public Safety. The notice must be posted:
(1) in a conspicuous place in the employer's place of
business;
(2) in sufficient locations to be convenient to all
employees; and
(3) in English and Spanish, as appropriate.
Sec. 104A.003. RULES. The commission, in consultation with
the Department of Public Safety, by rule shall prescribe the form
and content of the notice required by this section. The rules must
require that the notice:
(1) contain the contact information for reporting
instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity to the
Department of Public Safety; and
(2) inform employees of the right to make a report to
the Department of Public Safety anonymously.
SECTION 2. Not later than March 1, 2024, the Texas Workforce
Commission shall adopt rules as required by Section 104A.003, Labor
Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 915 was passed by the House on April
28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 20, 1 present, not
voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to
H.B. No. 915 on May 26, 2023, and requested the appointment of a
conference committee to consider the differences between the two
houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report
on H.B. No. 915 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 121,
Nays 18, 2 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 915 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays
3; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference
committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and
that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No.
915 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor