Bill Text: TX HB2899 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of discrimination by political subdivisions.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 80)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-19 - Left pending in committee [HB2899 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2899-Introduced.html
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| By: Simmons | H.B. No. 2899 | |
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| relating to the regulation of discrimination by political | ||
| subdivisions. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 250, Local Government | ||
| Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 250. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF | ||
| MUNICIPALITIES, [ |
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| SECTION 2. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Section 250.008 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 250.008. CERTAIN REGULATION OF DISCRIMINATION | ||
| PROHIBITED. (a) A political subdivision may not adopt an order, | ||
| ordinance, or other measure to: | ||
| (1) protect a class of persons from discrimination; or | ||
| (2) reduce or expand a class of persons protected | ||
| under state law from discrimination. | ||
| (b) An order, ordinance, or other measure that is adopted by | ||
| a political subdivision before the date this section becomes law | ||
| and that violates Subsection (a) is null and void. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
