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By: Villalobos (Senate Sponsor - Alvarado) |
H.B. No. 2760 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2025; |
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May 7, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Economic |
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Development; May 20, 2025, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 20, 2025, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to judicial review of a Texas Workforce Commission |
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decision in an unemployment compensation proceeding. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 212.201(a), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A party aggrieved by a final decision of the commission |
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may obtain judicial review of the decision by bringing an action in |
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a county court at law or district court [of competent jurisdiction] |
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for review of the decision against the commission on or after the |
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date on which the decision is final, and not later than the 14th day |
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after that date. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to judicial review of a Texas Workforce Commission decision that |
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becomes final on or after the effective date of this Act. Judicial |
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review of a Texas Workforce Commission decision that becomes final |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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