SBs 2485-2488 Testimony before the Texas House Committee on State Affairs

May 3, 2019

Shelby Sterling, J.D.

Shelby is a born-and-raised Texan from the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She attended the University of Oklahoma where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Letters: Constitutional Emphasis, which is a combination study of philosophy, history, and literature on the U.S. Constitution and the Founding Fathers.

After graduation, Shelby followed her passion for law and returned to Texas to pursue her J.D. at Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth.

As engrossed by the Senate, SBs 2485-2488 prohibit local ordinances that regulate private employment practices. In particular, this legislative package allows private employers and employees the ability to operate in an economy where they can freely negotiate the terms of employment as well as ensures consistency and uniformity in employment regulations.

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