By Janek H.B. No. 2894 75R9252 T A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to regulation of membership on local governing bodies by 1-3 employees of participating labor organizations. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 171 of the Local Government Code, 1-6 regulating conflicts of interest of local public officials, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 171.010, to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 171.010. SERVICE ON BEHALF OF LABOR ORGANIZATION 1-9 REPRESENTING GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. No member of a governing body 1-10 of a local governmental entity, who is employed by or has a 1-11 substantial interest in a labor organization that represents 1-12 employees of the local governmental entity, may participate in any 1-13 deliberation or action, or be present during a closed meeting, 1-14 concerning wages, hours of employment or conditions of work of any 1-15 employees or classification of employees of the local governmental 1-16 entity that such labor organization represents. 1-17 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only 1-18 to persons elected to a governing body on or after the effective 1-19 date of this act. 1-20 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-1 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-2 passage, and it is so enacted.