Bill Text: TX HB3313 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to requiring an employee of the legislature to resign on becoming a candidate for a seat in the legislature.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-19 - Referred to State Affairs [HB3313 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB3313-Introduced.html
| 87R12136 JRJ-D | ||
| By: Morales of Maverick | H.B. No. 3313 | |
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| relating to requiring an employee of the legislature to resign on | ||
| becoming a candidate for a seat in the legislature. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 301, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 301.044 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 301.044. RESIGNATION OF EMPLOYMENT ON BECOMING | ||
| LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE. If an employee of either house of the | ||
| legislature announces the employee's candidacy, or becomes a | ||
| candidate, for a seat in the house of representatives or the senate, | ||
| the announcement or candidacy constitutes an automatic resignation | ||
| from the employee's position. | ||
| SECTION 2. 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, 2021. | ||
