Bill Text: TX HB1804 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to prohibiting the use of state appropriations or public money of a political subdivision to settle or pay a sexual harassment claim made against certain public officers and employees.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-03 - Received from the House [HB1804 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB1804-Introduced.html

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87R6976 SRA-F
By: Meyer H.B. No. 1804

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a prohibition against the appropriation of money to
settle or pay a sexual harassment claim made against certain
members of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state
government or their staff.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 5, Government Code, is amended
by adding Chapter 576 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 576. PROHIBITION ON APPROPRIATION OF MONEY TO SETTLE OR PAY
SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS
Sec. 576.0001. PROHIBITION ON APPROPRIATION OF MONEY TO
SETTLE OR PAY SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS. The legislature may not
appropriate money and a state agency may not use appropriated money
to settle or otherwise pay a sexual harassment claim made against a
person who:
(1) is an elected member of the executive,
legislative, or judicial branch of state government;
(2) is appointed by the governor to serve as a member
of a department, commission, board, or other public office within
the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government;
or
(3) serves as staff for a person described by
Subdivision (1) or (2).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.