Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2933 amends the Government Code to abolish the Commission on Human Rights, as previously organized. It amends the Labor Code and Property Code to create a civil rights division as an independent division of the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and to transfer to that division powers and duties relating to employment discrimination and the Texas Fair Housing Act. Labor Code provisions create a new Commission on Human Rights to govern the division, which is charged to collect and analyze statewide information relating to employment and housing discrimination complaints for inclusion in the annual report of the TWC to the governor and legislature. The bill takes effect upon certification of the TWC civil rights division by the appropriate federal agency and the transfer of related federal funds.