Bill Text: TX HB471 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Comm Sub

Texas House Bill 471 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to election through secret ballot of a labor union as the exclusive bargaining representative.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-13 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB471 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB471-Comm_Sub.html

	82R20962 KSD-D

	By: Anderson of McLennan	H.B. No. 471

	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 471:

	By: Sheets	C.S.H.B. No. 471



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to election through secret ballot of a labor union as the
	exclusive bargaining representative.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 101, Labor Code, is
	amended by adding Section 101.1035 to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.1035. EXCLUSIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE; METHOD
	OF ELECTION. (a) In this section, "exclusive bargaining
	representative" means a labor union selected as the representative
	of the employees in an appropriate collective bargaining unit to
	represent the employees in their employment relations with
	employers.
	(b) An exclusive bargaining representative must be elected
	by secret ballot and by majority vote of the employees present and
	participating.
	SECTION 2. This Act does not affect a collective bargaining
	agreement under Chapter 174, Local Government Code, that was
	entered into before the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.