88R960 YDB-D
 
  By: Johnson S.B. No. 99
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the authority of the governor and the legislature
  regarding renewal of certain declared states of disaster.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 418.014, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsections (c-1),
  (c-2), and (c-3) to read as follows:
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (c-1), the state
  of disaster continues until the governor:
               (1)  finds that:
                     (A)  the threat or danger has passed; or
                     (B)  the disaster has been dealt with to the
  extent that emergency conditions no longer exist; and
               (2)  terminates the state of disaster by executive
  order.
         (c)  A state of disaster may not continue for more than 30
  days unless renewed by the governor, subject to Subsection (c-1).
  The legislature by law may terminate a state of disaster at any
  time. On termination by the legislature, the governor shall issue
  an executive order ending the state of disaster.
         (c-1)  If the governor determines a state of disaster
  requires renewal for more than 90 days from the date of the initial
  disaster declaration, the governor may renew the state of disaster
  only if:
               (1)  the joint disaster oversight committee appointed
  in accordance with Subsection (c-2) conducts a public hearing on
  renewal of the state of disaster; 
               (2)  the legislature convened in a regular or special
  session approves the renewal by a law that states the maximum number
  of days the state of disaster may continue following renewal; and
               (3)  the governor's renewal of the state of disaster
  expires not later than the date set by the legislature under
  Subdivision (2).
         (c-2)  The legislature shall appoint a joint disaster
  oversight committee. The committee consists of the chair and vice
  chair of:
               (1)  the senate finance committee or its successor;
               (2)  the house appropriations committee or its
  successor; 
               (3)  the senate state affairs committee or its
  successor;
               (4)  the house state affairs committee or its
  successor;
               (5)  two additional senate committees selected by the
  lieutenant governor; and
               (6)  two additional house committees selected by the
  speaker of the house of representatives.
         (c-3)  The governor may not declare a new state of disaster
  based on the same or a substantially similar finding as a prior
  state of disaster described by Subsection (c-1) that the
  legislature terminates or does not approve for renewal.
         SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  an executive order or proclamation issued or renewed under Section
  418.014, Government Code, as amended by this Act, on or after the
  effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.