H.B. No. 2678
AN ACT
relating to authorization for a payroll deduction to be made from a
county employee's wages or salary.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 155.001(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The commissioners court, on the request of a county
employee, may authorize a payroll deduction to be made from the
employee's wages or salary for:
(1) payment to a credit union;
(2) payment of membership dues in a labor union or a
bona fide employees association;
(3) payment of fees for parking in a county-owned
facility; [or]
(4) payment to a charitable organization; or
(5) payment relating to an item not listed in this
subsection if the commissioners court determines that the payment
serves a public purpose.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2678 was passed by the House on May 6,
2003, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2678 was passed by the Senate on May
28, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor