By: Bhojani H.B. No. 5573
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fraud and waste.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 554.002(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A state or local governmental entity may not suspend or
terminate the employment of, or take other adverse personnel action
against, a public employee who in good faith reports wasteful or
fraudulent spending or a violation of law by the employing
governmental entity, [or] another public employee, or an elected
officer of the employing governmental entity to an appropriate law
enforcement authority.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.