89R1745 MCK-F     By: Hefner H.B. No. 1951       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining   organizations related to certain publicly funded public work   contracts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 51.7761(b), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  An institution awarding a public work contract funded   wholly or partly with state or local governmental money or   governmentally administered financial assistance, including the   issuance of debt guaranteed by this state or a local governmental   entity, money from ratepayers, or money from user fees, may not:                (1)  prohibit, require, discourage, or encourage a   person bidding on the public work contract, including a contractor   or subcontractor, from entering into or adhering to an agreement   with a collective bargaining organization relating to the project;   or                (2)  discriminate against a person described by   Subdivision (1) based on the person's involvement in the agreement,   including the person's:                      (A)  status or lack of status as a party to the   agreement; or                      (B)  willingness or refusal to enter into the   agreement.          SECTION 2.  Section 2269.0541(a), Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A governmental entity awarding a public work contract   funded wholly or partly with state or local governmental money or   governmentally administered financial assistance, including the   issuance of debt guaranteed by this state or a local governmental   entity, money from ratepayers, or money from user fees, may not:                (1)  prohibit, require, discourage, or encourage a   person bidding on the public work contract, including a contractor   or subcontractor, from entering into or adhering to an agreement   with a collective bargaining organization relating to the project;   or                (2)  discriminate against a person described by   Subdivision (1) based on the person's involvement in the agreement,   including the person's:                      (A)  status or lack of status as a party to the   agreement; or                      (B)  willingness or refusal to enter into the   agreement.          SECTION 3.  The changes made by this Act to Section 51.7761,   Education Code, and Section 2269.0541, Government Code, apply only   to a public work contract for which an invitation for offers,   request for proposals, request for qualifications, or other similar   solicitation is first published or distributed on or after the   effective date of this Act. A public work contract for which an   invitation for offers, request for proposals, request for   qualifications, or other similar solicitation is first published or   distributed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the   law in effect at the time the invitation, request, or other   solicitation is published or distributed, and the former law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  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.