87R1290 JCG-F
 
  By: Swanson H.B. No. 26
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the governor's power to control the sale,
  transportation, and use of weapons and ammunition during a declared
  state of disaster or state of emergency.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 418.019, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 418.019.  RESTRICTED SALE AND TRANSPORTATION OF
  MATERIALS. The governor may suspend or limit the sale, dispensing,
  or transportation of alcoholic beverages, [firearms,] explosives,
  and combustibles.
         SECTION 2.  Section 433.002(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The directive may provide for:
               (1)  control of public and private transportation in
  the affected area;
               (2)  designation of specific zones in the affected area
  in which, if necessary, the use and occupancy of buildings and
  vehicles may be controlled;
               (3)  control of the movement of persons;
               (4)  control of places of amusement or assembly;
               (5)  establishment of curfews;
               (6)  control of the sale, transportation, and use of
  alcoholic beverages[, weapons, and ammunition, except as provided
  by Section 433.0045]; and
               (7)  control of the storage, use, and transportation of
  explosives or flammable materials considered dangerous to public
  safety.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.