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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the declaration and length of a state of disaster or |
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public health disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 418.014(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) A state of disaster may not continue for more than 30 |
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days unless renewed by the legislature by law [governor]. The |
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legislature by law may terminate a state of disaster at any time. |
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On termination by the legislature, the governor shall issue an |
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executive order ending the state of disaster. The governor may not |
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declare a state of disaster based on the same or a substantially |
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similar finding for which a state of disaster was declared under |
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Subsection (a) by the governor within the preceding 12 months. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 81.082(d) and (e), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A declaration of a public health disaster may not |
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continue for [not] more than 30 days unless renewed by the |
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legislature by law. [A public health disaster may be renewed one |
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time by the commissioner for an additional 30 days.] |
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(e) The governor or the legislature by law may terminate a |
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declaration of a public health disaster at any time. |
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SECTION 3. Section 51.408(b), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) An emergency license issued under this section expires |
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on the date indicated by the executive director, but not later than |
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the 90th day after the date the license is issued. If the governor |
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declares a [an extended] state of disaster that is renewed by the |
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legislature under Section 418.014, Government Code, the executive |
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director may extend the term of an emergency license to an |
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expiration date after the 90th day after the date the license was |
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issued. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |