HBA-CMT H.B. 1957 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1957
By: Naishtat
Urban Affairs
4/1/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, municipalities with populations of 10,000 or greater are allowed
to deduct employee association dues from paychecks of municipal employees.
Employees must make a formal written request to have this service
performed.  House Bill 1957 requires municipalities to provide such
deductions at the  voluntary request of an employee. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1957 amends the Local Government Code to require the governing
body of a municipality with a population greater than 10,000 to deduct from
a municipal employee's monthly wages or salary an amount requested in
writing from the employee in payment of membership dues to a bona fide
employees' association named by the employee if the municipality permits
deductions for a purpose other than for payment for a charitable purpose,
health insurance, taxes, or a deduction required by law.  The provisions of
the Local Government Code applying to payroll deductions in  municipalities
of more than 10,000 apply to payroll deductions made under the provisions
of the bill.        

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not take receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.