HBA-DMD H.B. 2020 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2020 By: Janek County Affairs 3/28/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, members of a governing body of a local government who are associated with certain labor organizations are not regulated. H.B. 2020 prohibits a member of a governing body of a local government, who also has a substantial interest in a labor organization that represents local government employees, from participating in any deliberation or action or attending a closed meeting concerning the wages, hours of employment, or conditions of work of local government employees that are represented by the labor organization. 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. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 171, Local Government Code, by adding Section 171.0035, as follows: Sec. 171.0035. PROHIBITION RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT BY OR SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN LABOR ORGANIZATION. (a) Sets forth that this section applies only to a member of a governing body of a local government who is elected to serve on the governing body by the general public and is employed by or has substantial interest in a labor organization that represents local government employees. (b) Prohibits a person who is subject to this section from participating in any deliberation or action or attending a closed meeting concerning the wages, hours of employment, or conditions of work of local government employees that are represented by the labor organization. (c) Defines "local government" as a municipality, county, or school district. SECTION 2.Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3.Emergency clause. Effective date: 90 days after adjournment.