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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 61, Labor Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 61.021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.021. GRATUITIES PAID TO TIPPED EMPLOYEES. (a) In |
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this section, "tipped employee" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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62.052. |
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(b) An employer may not collect or receive any portion of a |
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gratuity paid to or left for a tipped employee, including for the |
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purpose of compensating a credit or debit card issuer for any |
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financial services rendered on account of the gratuity. The |
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gratuity is the property of the tipped employee. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.021, Labor Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies only to a gratuity paid to or left for an employee on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |