Amend SB 966 on third reading as follows:
(1) In SECTION 5 of the bill, in amended Section 81.082, Health and Safety Code:
(A) Amend Subsection (d) (page 2, line 25), by striking "or a public health emergency".
(B) Amend Subsection (d) (page 2, line 26), between "or" and "the", by inserting "by the commissioner with the approval of".
(C) Amend Subsection (d) (page 3, line 1), immediately after "days.", by inserting "A public health emergency order may be renewed by the commissioner for an additional 30 days.".
(D) Strike proposed Subsection (d-1) (page 3, lines 3 through 9), and substitute the following:
(d-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), if the legislature or the legislature public health oversight board is unable to meet to consider the renewal of a declaration of a public health disaster, the declaration shall continue until the legislature or board meets unless the declaration is terminated by the commissioner or governor.
(2) In SECTION 6 of the bill, strike proposed Sections 81.0821(c)(2) through (6), Health and Safety Code (page 4, lines 2 through 8), and substitute the following:
(3) the chair of the Senate Committee on Finance or its successor;
(4) the chair of the Senate Committee on State Affairs or its successor;
(5) the chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services or its successor;
(6) the chair of the Senate Committee on Education or its successor;
(7) the chair of the House Committee on Appropriations or its successor;
(8) the chair of the House Committee on State Affairs or its successor;
(9) the chair of the House Committee on Public Health or its successor;
(10) the chair of the House Committee on Public Education or its successor;
(11) two additional members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor; and
(12) two additional members of the house appointed by the speaker.