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House Bill 3022 |
House Author: Miller et al. |
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Effective: Vetoed |
Senate Sponsor: Kolkhorst |
House Bill 3022 amends the Government Code and Transportation Code to provide for the development of a local emergency warning system to be operated by a municipality or county.
Governor's Reason for Veto: "House Bill 3022 would require the Texas Department of Public Safety to capture the contact information of driver's license applicants who consent to being part of local emergency warning systems, and to work with local governments on creating those local warning systems. I appreciate the author's good intentions, and I have signed important legislation this session that will help Texans prepare for disasters. But to ensure that the local emergency warning systems use data that is accurate, updated, and used appropriately, local governments—not the State—should be in charge of gathering and managing this type of data."