79R9173 PB-F


By:  Naishtat, Deshotel                                           H.B. No. 2122



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain unlawful employment practices.                            
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 21.055, Labor Code, is amended to read as 
follows:       
	Sec. 21.055.  RETALIATION.  An employer, labor union, or 
employment agency commits an unlawful employment practice if the 
employer, labor union, or employment agency retaliates or 
discriminates against a person because that person [who], under 
this chapter:
		(1)  opposes a discriminatory practice;                                       
		(2)  makes or files a charge;                                                 
		(3)  files a complaint; or                                                    
		(4)  testifies, assists, or participates in any manner 
in opposition to a discriminatory practice or in an investigation, 
proceeding, or hearing conducted under this chapter.
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies to a 
claim alleging an unlawful employment practice that is filed with 
the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division on or after 
the effective date of this Act.  A claim filed before that date is 
governed by the law in effect on the date the claim is filed, and the 
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  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, 2005.