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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to wages and employment benefits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Texas Small |
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Business Protection Act. |
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SECTION 2. Section 62.002, Labor Code, is amended by adding |
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Subdivision (8) to read as follows: |
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(8) "Wages" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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61.001. |
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SECTION 3. Subtitle D, Title 2, Labor Code, is amended by |
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adding Chapter 83 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 83. PROHIBITION AGAINST LOCAL REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT |
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BENEFITS |
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Sec. 83.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Employee" means an individual who is employed by |
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an employer for compensation. |
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(2) "Employer" means a person who employs one or more |
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employees. |
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(3) "Employment benefit" means anything of value that |
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an employee receives from an employer in addition to monetary |
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compensation, including: |
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(A) health, disability, retirement, |
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profit-sharing, and death benefits; |
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(B) group accidental death and dismemberment |
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benefits; and |
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(C) paid days off from work for holidays, sick |
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leave, vacation, and personal necessity. |
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Sec. 83.002. PROHIBITION AGAINST MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY |
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REQUIRING EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. A municipality or county may not |
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adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, rule, or regulation that |
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requires an employer in the municipality or county to provide |
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employment benefits. |
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SECTION 4. Chapter 83, Labor Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies to an ordinance, order, rule, or regulation adopted before, |
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on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |