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By:  Williams, et al.                                             S.B. No. 33 



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.