By Janek H.B. No. 2020 76R7072 CAG-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to regulating conflicts of interest of certain elected 1-3 local officials associated with certain labor organizations. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 171, Local Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Section 171.0035 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 171.0035. PROHIBITION RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT BY OR 1-8 SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN LABOR ORGANIZATION. (a) This section 1-9 applies only to a member of the governing body of a local 1-10 government who: 1-11 (1) is elected to serve on the governing body by the 1-12 general public; and 1-13 (2) is employed by or has a substantial interest in a 1-14 labor organization that represents employees of the local 1-15 government. 1-16 (b) A person subject to this section may not participate in 1-17 any deliberation or action or attend a closed meeting concerning 1-18 the wages, hours of employment, or conditions of work of employees 1-19 of the local government that are represented by the labor 1-20 organization. 1-21 (c) In this section, "local government" means a 1-22 municipality, county, or school district. 1-23 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only 1-24 to a member of a governing body of a municipality, county, or 2-1 school district who is elected to a term on or after the effective 2-2 date of this Act. A member of a governing body of a municipality, 2-3 county, or school district who is elected to a term before the 2-4 effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect 2-5 immediately preceding the effective date of this Act, and the 2-6 former law is continued in effect for that purpose. 2-7 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-8 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-9 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-10 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-11 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.