Bill Text: TX SB1589 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to suspending the statute of limitations in the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act during a lawsuit.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-21 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [SB1589 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB1589-Introduced.html
By: Lucio | S.B. No. 1589 | |
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relating to suspending the statute of limitations in the Texas | ||
Unemployment Compensation Act during a lawsuit. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 213.033, Labor Code, is amended to read | ||
as follows: | ||
Sec. 213.033. LIMITATIONS. (a) The commission may not | ||
begin a civil action in court or make an assessment under this | ||
subchapter to collect a contribution, a penalty, or interest from | ||
an employer after the third anniversary after the due date of the | ||
contribution. | ||
(b) The following actions suspend the running of the | ||
limitations period prescribed under Subsection (a): | ||
(1) an administrative hearing to redetermine the | ||
liability for a contribution, a penalty, or interest pending before | ||
the commission; |
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(2) a judicial proceeding pending in a court of | ||
competent jurisdiction to redetermine the liability for a | ||
contribution, a penalty, or interest; and | ||
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United States Code pending before the court. | ||
(c) After a hearing, judicial proceeding or case described | ||
by Subsection (b) is closed, the running of the limitations period | ||
prescribed under Subsection (a) resumes. | ||
(d) In the case of a wilful attempt to evade the provisions | ||
of this subtitle or a commission rule adopted under this subtitle, | ||
the action or assessment may be begun or made at any time. | ||
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, 2017. |