| 1 | 1 | | By: Olcott H.B. No. 1281 |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 8 | | relating to the jurisdiction and enforcement of certain policies of |
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| 9 | 9 | | certain international organizations. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Title 1, Government Code, is amended by adding |
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| 12 | 12 | | Chapter 3 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | CHAPTER 3. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 3.001. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN |
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| 15 | 15 | | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. The World Health Organization, the |
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| 16 | 16 | | United Nations, and the World Economic Forum have no jurisdiction |
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| 17 | 17 | | in this state. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Sec. 3.002. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN RULES OF INTERNATIONAL |
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| 19 | 19 | | ORGANIZATIONS PROHIBITED. (a) This section applies to: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) this state, including an agency, department, |
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| 21 | 21 | | commission, bureau, board, office, council, court, or other entity |
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| 22 | 22 | | that is in any branch of state government and that is created by the |
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| 23 | 23 | | constitution or a statute of this state, including a university |
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| 24 | 24 | | system or a system of higher education; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) the governing body of a municipality, county, or |
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| 26 | 26 | | special district or authority; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (3) an officer or employee of, or an entity that is |
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| 28 | 28 | | part of, a municipality, county, or special district or authority, |
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| 29 | 29 | | including a sheriff, municipal police department, municipal |
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| 30 | 30 | | attorney, or county attorney; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (4) a district attorney or criminal district attorney. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person to which this |
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| 33 | 33 | | section applies may not enforce any rule, fee, tax, policy, or |
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| 34 | 34 | | mandate of the World Health Organization, the United Nations, or |
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| 35 | 35 | | the World Economic Forum. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Sec. 3.003. COMPLAINT; ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION. (a) Any |
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| 37 | 37 | | person residing in the jurisdiction of an entity described by |
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| 38 | 38 | | Section 3.002(a) may file a complaint with the attorney general if |
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| 39 | 39 | | the person offers evidence to support an allegation that the entity |
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| 40 | 40 | | has violated Section 3.002(b). The person must include with the |
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| 41 | 41 | | complaint any evidence the person has in support of the complaint. |
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| 42 | 42 | | (b) If the attorney general determines that a complaint |
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| 43 | 43 | | filed under Subsection (a) against an entity described by Section |
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| 44 | 44 | | 3.002(a) is valid, to compel the entity's compliance with Section |
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| 45 | 45 | | 3.002(b), the attorney general may file a petition for a writ of |
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| 46 | 46 | | mandamus or apply for other appropriate equitable relief in a |
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| 47 | 47 | | district court in Travis County or in a county in which the |
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| 48 | 48 | | principal office of the entity is located. The attorney general may |
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| 49 | 49 | | recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining relief under this |
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| 50 | 50 | | subsection, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, |
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| 51 | 51 | | investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs. |
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| 52 | 52 | | (c) An appeal of a suit brought under Subsection (b) is |
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| 53 | 53 | | governed by the procedures for accelerated appeals in civil cases |
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| 54 | 54 | | under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The appellate court |
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| 55 | 55 | | shall render its final order or judgment with the least possible |
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| 56 | 56 | | delay. |
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| 57 | 57 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 58 | 58 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 59 | 59 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 60 | 60 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 61 | 61 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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