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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the governor and the legislature with |
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respect to certain declared states of disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 418.014, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) A state of disaster may not continue for more than 30 |
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days unless renewed by the governor, subject to Subsection (c-1). |
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The legislature by law may terminate a state of disaster at any |
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time. On termination by the legislature, the governor shall issue |
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an executive order ending the state of disaster. |
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(c-1) If the governor finds that a state of disaster |
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requires renewal and the legislature is not convened in regular or |
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special session, the governor by proclamation shall convene the |
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legislature in special session to respond to the state of disaster. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a state of disaster declared or renewed on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |