89R817 CJD-D
By: Bryant H.B. No. 1924
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to employment restrictions for certain former county or
municipal officers and employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 171, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 171.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 171.008. EMPLOYMENT FOR CERTAIN FORMER COUNTY OR
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES RESTRICTED. (a) Except as
provided by Subsection (b), a former county or municipal officer or
employee who during the period of county or municipal service or
employment participated on behalf of the county or municipality in
a contract negotiation or procurement involving a person may not
accept employment from that person before the second anniversary of
the date the contract is signed or the procurement is terminated or
withdrawn.
(b) The governing body of a county or municipality may, on
an individual basis, waive the applicability of the prohibition
under Subsection (a) for a former county or municipal officer or
employee who submits to the governing body an application for a
waiver from the prohibition in the form and manner the governing
body requires.
SECTION 2. Section 171.008, Local Government Code, as added
by this Act, applies only to a county or municipal officer or
employee whose service or employment with a county or municipality
ceases on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.