87R6976 SRA-F
 
  By: Meyer, Metcalf H.B. No. 1804
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a prohibition against the appropriation of money to
  settle or pay a sexual harassment claim made against certain
  members of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state
  government or their staff.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subtitle B, Title 5, Government Code, is amended
  by adding Chapter 576 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 576. PROHIBITION ON APPROPRIATION OF MONEY TO SETTLE OR PAY
  SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS
         Sec. 576.0001.  PROHIBITION ON APPROPRIATION OF MONEY TO
  SETTLE OR PAY SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS. The legislature may not
  appropriate money and a state agency may not use appropriated money
  to settle or otherwise pay a sexual harassment claim made against a
  person who:
               (1)  is an elected member of the executive,
  legislative, or judicial branch of state government;
               (2)  is appointed by the governor to serve as a member
  of a department, commission, board, or other public office within
  the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government;
  or
               (3)  serves as staff for a person described by
  Subdivision (1) or (2).
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.