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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of executive orders issued by the |
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President of the United States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICY REGARDING |
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ENFORCEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED |
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STATES. (a) This section applies to: |
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(1) the State of Texas, including an agency, |
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department, commission, bureau, board, office, council, court, or |
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other entity that is in any branch of state government and that is |
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created by the constitution or a statute of this state; and |
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(2) the governing body of a municipality, county, or |
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special district or authority; |
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(b) An entity described by Subsection (a) may not implement |
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or enforce a federal executive order that has not been affirmed by a |
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vote of Congress of the United States and signed into law, as |
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prescribed by the Constitution of the Untied States, that exceeds |
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the laws of this state. |
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(c) No entity described by Subsection (a) and no person |
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employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the |
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entity may enforce or attempt to enforce any federal order, rule, or |
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regulation described by Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. 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. |