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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allowing the Texas Workforce Commission (Commission) to |
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cash a warrant with a restricted or conditional endorsement without |
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settling the amount of money due to the Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 213, Subtitle A, Title 4, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 213.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 213.012. RESTRICTED OR CONDITIONAL PAYMENTS |
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PROHIBITED. A restriction or condition placed on a negotiable |
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instrument or any other form of payment, physical or electronic, in |
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payment of contributions, penalties, or interest by the maker that |
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limits the amount of contributions, penalties, or interest owed to |
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an amount less than that calculated under this subtitle, reflected |
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on the statement of account, or shown by commission records, is void |
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unless the restriction or condition is authorized by this code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |