Bill Text: TX HB46 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of discrimination by political subdivisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 60-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-07-20 - Referred to State Affairs [HB46 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB46-Introduced.html
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| By: Simmons | H.B. No. 46 | |
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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 250.009 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 250.009. CERTAIN REGULATION OF DISCRIMINATION | ||
| PROHIBITED. (a) Except in accordance with federal law as enacted | ||
| by Congress and interpreted in controlling federal case law and | ||
| state law as enacted by the legislature and interpreted in | ||
| controlling case law of this state, a political subdivision, | ||
| including a public school district, may not adopt or enforce an | ||
| order, ordinance, policy, or other measure to protect a class of | ||
| persons from discrimination to the extent that the order, | ||
| ordinance, policy, or other measure regulates access to | ||
| multiple-occupancy restrooms, showers, or changing facilities. | ||
| (b) Subsection (a) may be enforced only through an action | ||
| instituted by the attorney general for mandamus or injunctive | ||
| relief. The attorney general may recover costs and attorney's fees | ||
| related to enforcing Subsection (a). | ||
| 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the | ||
| legislative session. | ||
