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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain orders, proclamations, and regulations issued |
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in response to a disaster by the governor or the presiding officer |
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of the governing body of a political subdivision. |
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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 amended 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, amend, or rescind executive orders, |
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proclamations, and regulations [and amend or rescind them]. |
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(b) Executive orders, proclamations, and regulations issued |
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by the governor have the force and effect of law. |
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(c) To the extent of any conflict, an executive order, |
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proclamation, or regulation issued by the governor under this |
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chapter prevails over an order, proclamation, or regulation issued |
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by the presiding officer of the governing body of a political |
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subdivision under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |