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Amend SB 968 on third reading by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter E, Chapter 418, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 418.1085 to read as follows:
Sec. 418.1085. LIMITATIONS ON CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED SERVICES. The presiding officer of the governing body of a political subdivision may not issue an order during a declared state of disaster or local disaster to address a pandemic disaster that would limit or prohibit:
(1) housing and commercial construction activities, including related activities involving the sale, transportation, and installation of manufactured homes;
(2) the provision of governmental services for title searches, notary services, and recording services in support of mortgages and real estate services and transactions;
(3) residential and commercial real estate services, including settlement services; or
(4) essential maintenance, manufacturing, design, operation, inspection, security, and construction services for essential products, services, and supply chain relief efforts.