79S31158 MCK-D
By: Bonnen H.B. No. 147
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the governor to issue evacuation
orders during disasters.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 418.018(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The governor may order [recommend] the evacuation of all
or part of the population from a stricken or threatened area in the
state if the governor considers the action necessary for the
preservation of life or other disaster mitigation, response, or
recovery.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.