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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 business to establish certain |
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employee-related groups or practices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 121 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 121. EMPLOYEE-RELATED GROUPS AND PRACTICES |
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Sec. 121.001. AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEE-RELATED |
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GROUPS AND PRACTICES. A business may establish and permit the |
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establishment of: |
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(1) an employee-related group or organization, |
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including an employee resource group or labor union; and |
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(2) employee-inclusionary practices as part of its |
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business operations or business model. |
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Sec. 121.002. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS. Notwithstanding any |
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other law, a business is not liable to any person, including any |
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public or private entity, based solely on the establishment or |
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existence of an employee resource group, labor union, or other |
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employee-related group or organization or employee-inclusionary |
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practices. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |