Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income program.

89(R) HB 530 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R3393 AMF-F

By: Troxclair

H.B. No. 530

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

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.