BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 3739 |
By: Burnam |
Urban Affairs |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that a municipality should not be allowed to dissuade an employee from running for office. The goal of C.S.H.B. 3739 is to prevent such actions by revising the law relating to the continued employment of municipal employees who become candidates for public office.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 3739 amends the Local Government Code to prohibit a municipality from prohibiting a municipal employee from becoming a candidate for public office and to prohibit a municipality from taking disciplinary action against a municipal employee, including terminating the employment of the employee, because the employee becomes a candidate for public office.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 3739 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and highlighted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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