HB 530

relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish
and operate a guaranteed income program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 140.014 to read as follows:
Sec. 140.014.  PROHIBITION ON GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM.
(a)  In this section, "guaranteed income program" means a program
under which an individual is issued an unconditional cash payment
on a regular basis to be used by the individual for any purpose.  The
term does not include a program under which an individual is
required to seek employment, perform work, or attend career or job
training as a condition of receiving a payment.
(b)  Unless explicitly authorized by law, a political
subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order,
regulation, or other measure that establishes or provides for the
operation of a guaranteed income program.
SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding Section 140.014, Local
Government Code, as added by this Act, an ordinance, order,
regulation, or other measure that establishes or provides for the
operation of a guaranteed income program, as defined by that
section, in effect before the effective date of this Act may be
enforced until the earlier of January 1, 2026, or the expiration of
the ordinance, order, regulation, or other measure.
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 September 1, 2025.