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  89R4147 KSD-D     By: Canales H.B. No. 1665       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 61, Labor Code, is amended   by adding Section 61.021 to read as follows:           Sec.   61.021.     GRATUITIES PAID TO TIPPED EMPLOYEES. (a) In   this section, "tipped employee" has the meaning assigned by Section   62.052.           (b)     An employer may not collect or receive any portion of a   gratuity paid to or left for a tipped employee, including for the   purpose of compensating a credit or debit card issuer for any   financial services rendered on account of the gratuity. The   gratuity is the property of the tipped employee.          SECTION 2.  Section 61.021, Labor Code, as added by this Act,   applies only to a gratuity paid to or left for an employee on or   after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.