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AN ACT
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relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a sexual |
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harassment complaint filed with the Texas Workforce Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.201(g), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(g) If a perfected complaint is not received by the |
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commission within 180 days of the alleged unlawful employment |
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practice or, for a complaint alleging sexual harassment, within 300 |
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days of the alleged sexual harassment, the commission shall notify |
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the respondent that a complaint has been filed and that the process |
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of perfecting the complaint is in progress. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.202, Labor Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a [A] complaint |
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under this subchapter must be filed not later than the 180th day |
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after the date the alleged unlawful employment practice occurred. |
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(a-1) A complaint under this subchapter alleging sexual |
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harassment must be filed not later than the 300th day after the date |
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the alleged sexual harassment occurred. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a sexual harassment complaint based on conduct occurring on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A sexual harassment complaint |
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that is based on conduct occurring before that date is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the conduct occurred, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 21 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 21 was passed by the Senate on May 22, |
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2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |