HB 1882

AN ACT relating to the authority of a business to establish certain

House Bill • Simmons
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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Allows Texas businesses to create employee resource groups, labor unions, and other employee-related organizations, and establishes that businesses cannot be held legally liable solely for establishing such groups. The legislation grants companies explicit authority to develop employee-inclusionary practices as part of their business operations, providing legal protection for businesses that choose to support diverse workplace environments. The bill takes effect on September 1, 2025, giving businesses time to prepare and implement these organizational structures.

Subject Areas

Business & Commerce--General LABOR UNIONS Labor--Management Relations

Bill Text

relating to the authority of a business to establish certain
employee-related groups or practices.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 121 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 121. EMPLOYEE-RELATED GROUPS AND PRACTICES
Sec. 121.001.  AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEE-RELATED
GROUPS AND PRACTICES.  A business may establish and permit the
(1)  an employee-related group or organization,
including an employee resource group or labor union; and
(2)  employee-inclusionary practices as part of its
business operations or business model.
Sec. 121.002.  LIABILITY OF BUSINESS.  Notwithstanding any
other law, a business is not liable to any person, including any
public or private entity, based solely on the establishment or
existence of an employee resource group, labor union, or other
employee-related group or organization or employee-inclusionary
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill Sponsors

Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.

Lauren A. Simmons

Lauren A. Simmons

Primary Author
D House District 146

Bill History

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the authority of a business to establish certain

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