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| 1 | 1 | 89R4816 DNC-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Schwertner S.B. No. 743 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish | |
| 10 | 10 | and operate a guaranteed income program. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended | |
| 13 | 13 | by adding Section 140.014 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 140.014. PROHIBITION ON GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM. | |
| 15 | 15 | (a) In this section, "guaranteed income program" means a program | |
| 16 | 16 | under which an individual is issued an unconditional cash payment | |
| 17 | 17 | on a regular basis to be used by the individual for any purpose | |
| 18 | 18 | without regard to the individual's circumstances. | |
| 19 | 19 | (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a political subdivision | |
| 20 | 20 | may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or other regulation | |
| 21 | 21 | that establishes or provides for the operation of a guaranteed | |
| 22 | 22 | income program. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 24 | 24 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 25 | 25 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 26 | 26 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 27 | 27 | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |