HBA-CMT C.S.S.B. 846 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.S.B. 846
By: Cain
Urban Affairs
5/4/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, municipalities with populations of 10,000 or greater are allowed
to deduct employee association dues from paychecks of municipal employees.
Employees must make a formal written request to have this service
performed.  C.S.S.B. 846 requires those municipalities to provide such
deductions at the  voluntary request of an employee. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

C.S.S.B. 846 amends the Local Government Code to require the governing body
of a municipality with a population greater than 10,000 to deduct from a
municipal employee's monthly wages or salary an amount requested in writing
from the employee in payment of membership dues to a bona fide employees'
association named by the employee if the municipality permits deductions
for a purpose other than for payment for a charitable purpose, health
insurance, taxes, or a deduction required by law.  The provisions of the
Local Government Code permitting payroll deductions in  municipalities of
more than 10,000 apply to payroll deductions made under the provisions of
the bill.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001. 

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.S.B. 846 modifies the original bill by requiring the governing body of
a municipality with a population greater than 10,000 rather than 50,000 to
deduct from a municipal employee's monthly wages or salary an amount
requested in writing by the employee for payment of membership dues to a
bona fide employees' association named by the employee.  The substitute
modifies the effective date.