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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality or county to require a |
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labor peace agreement as a condition of engaging in a commercial |
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transaction with the municipality or county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 271, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 271.909 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 271.909. PROHIBITION ON LABOR PEACE AGREEMENTS. (a) |
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In this section, "labor peace agreement" means any agreement |
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between a person and the employees of the person or an entity that |
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represents or seeks to represent those employees that limits or |
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otherwise interferes with the rights of the person under federal |
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labor law. |
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(b) A municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an |
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ordinance, order, or other measure that requires a person to enter |
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into a labor peace agreement or to waive or limit any right of the |
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person under federal labor law as a condition of: |
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(1) being considered for or awarded a contract; or |
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(2) otherwise engaging in a commercial transaction |
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with the municipality or county. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a contract entered into or renewed on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |