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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to restrictions or conditions on certain payments to the |
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Texas Workforce Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 213, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 213.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 213.012. RESTRICTIONS OR CONDITIONS ON PAYMENTS |
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PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "payment instrument" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 151.301, Finance Code. |
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(b) A person may not place on a payment instrument remitted |
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to the commission any restriction or condition purporting to limit |
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the amount of contributions, penalties, or interest owed to the |
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commission by an employer. |
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(c) A restriction or condition in violation of this section |
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is void. |
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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, 2017. |