By: Vo (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 1432

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2017; April 19, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development; May 4, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 4, 2017, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to restrictions or conditions on certain payments to the Texas Workforce Commission.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 213, Labor Code, is amended by adding Section 213.012 to read as follows:

Sec. 213.012. RESTRICTIONS OR CONDITIONS ON PAYMENTS PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "payment instrument" has the meaning assigned by Section 151.301, Finance Code.

(b) A person may not place on a payment instrument remitted to the commission any restriction or condition purporting to limit the amount of contributions, penalties, or interest owed to the commission by an employer.

(c) A restriction or condition in violation of this section is void.

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, 2017.

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