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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on orders issued during a declared state |
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of disaster that distinguish between essential and nonessential |
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services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.0035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.0035. PROHIBITION. The governor or the presiding |
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officer of the governing body of a political subdivision may not |
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issue an order during a declared state of disaster or local state of |
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disaster that restricts the operation of a business or industry or |
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the activities of an individual by distinguishing between essential |
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and nonessential services provided or obtained by the business, |
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industry, or individual. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |