Texas Business Groups have released a statement urging lawmakers to vote no on anything similar to SB 51 (Hughes) or amendments to the same effect including amendments that could be added to SB 8. From their statement: “We believe strongly that legislation of this kind represents an unprecedented intrusion into the liberty of employers to operate their businesses as they see fit. Texas’ successful business climate is premised upon this fundamental liberty, but this legislation undermines it by placing employers in an impossible position between federal and state mandates. It will also subject employers to potentially crippling litigation costs at both the federal and state levels with no ability to protect themselves against this risk. We therefore believe that these proposals can do extreme damage to the economic recovery currently under way and to the state’s ability to attract new businesses in the future.” Business groups on the letter included:
Associated General Contractors – Texas Building Branch
Associated General Contractors of Texas
Corpus Christi United Chamber of Commerce
Dallas Regional Chamber
El Paso Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
Greater Houston Partnership
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Martin Resource Management Corporation
NFIB-Texas
North Texas Commission
Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association
Texans for Lawsuit Reform
Texas Alliance of Brain Injury Providers
Texas Association of Business
Texas Association of Manufacturers
Texas REALTORS®
Texas Association of Staffing
Texas Chemical Council
Texas Civil Justice League
Texas Health Care Association
Texas Hospital Association
Texas Hotel & Lodging Association
Texas Impact
Texas Medical Association
Texas Recreational Vehicle Association
Texas Society of CPAs
Texas Society for Human
Resource Management
League City Regional Chamber of Commerce
West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce
Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce
Partnership Lake Houston
Columbus Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Texas Trucking Association
