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By: Burnam (Senate Sponsor - Garcia) |
H.B. No. 3739 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013; |
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May 13, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Intergovernmental Relations; May 17, 2013, reported favorably, as |
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amended, by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 17, 2013, sent |
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to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 |
By: Garcia |
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Amend H.B. No. 3739 (House engrossed version) to add |
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"However, the employee is still expected to fulfill all the duties |
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and responsibilities associated with their municipal employment." |
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after "office." on page 1, line 16. |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the continued employment of municipal employees who |
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become candidates for public office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 150, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter C to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER C. EMPLOYEES AS CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE |
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Sec. 150.041. PROHIBITED MUNICIPAL ACTIONS. (a) In this |
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section, "candidate" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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251.001(1), Election Code. |
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(b) A municipality may not prohibit a municipal employee |
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from becoming a candidate for public office. |
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(c) A municipality may not take disciplinary action against |
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a municipal employee, including terminating the employment of the |
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employee, because the employee becomes a candidate for public |
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office. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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