HB 1077

relating to the right of public employees to collectively bargain
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 617.002, Government Code, is amended to
Sec. 617.002.  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
[PROHIBITED].  (a)  An official of the state or of a political
subdivision of the state may [not] enter into a collective
bargaining contract with a labor organization regarding wages,
hours, or conditions of employment of public employees.
(b)  [A contract entered into in violation of Subsection (a)
[(c)]  An official of the state or of a political subdivision
of the state may [not] recognize a labor organization as the
bargaining agent for a group of public employees.
SECTION 2.  Section 617.003, Government Code, is amended to
Sec. 617.003.  [PROHIBITION ON] STRIKES BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
(a)  Public employees may [not] strike or engage in an organized
work stoppage against the state or a political subdivision of the
(b)  [A public employee who violates Subsection (a) forfeits
all civil service rights, reemployment rights, and any other
rights, benefits, and privileges the employee enjoys as a result of
public employment or former public employment.
[(c)]  The right of an individual to cease work may not be
abridged if the individual is [not] acting in concert with others in
SECTION 3.  Section 617.005, Government Code, is amended to
Sec. 617.005.  EFFECT OF CHAPTER.  This chapter does not
impair the right of public employees to present grievances
concerning their wages, hours of employment, or conditions of work
either individually or through a representative that claims [does
not claim] the right to strike.
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.