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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to government authority to require a person to wear a mask |
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or personal protective equipment during a disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 418.012, Government Code, is |
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redesignated as 418.012(a) and amended by adding Subsection (b) to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.012. EXECUTIVE ORDERS. (a) Under this chapter, |
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the governor may issue executive orders, proclamations, and |
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regulations and amend or rescind them. Executive orders, |
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proclamations, and regulations have the force and effect of law. |
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(b) The governor may not issue an executive order, |
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proclamation, or regulation that requires a person to wear a mask or |
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personal protective equipment unless expressly provided by |
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statute. |
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SECTION 2. Section 418.108, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) A local official may not issue an executive order or |
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proclamation that requires a person to wear a mask or personal |
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protective equipment unless expressly provided by statute. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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executive orders, proclamations, and regulations that are |
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currently in effect, or go into effect on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |