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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the submission of certain reports to the legislature by |
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the governor regarding a declared state of disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.027. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than the |
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30th day after the date the governor issues an executive order or |
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proclamation declaring or renewing a state of disaster under |
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Section 418.014, the governor shall submit to the legislature a |
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report detailing: |
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(1) all expenditures relating to contracts entered |
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into without complying with competitive bidding procedures during |
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the declared state of disaster; and |
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(2) all federal money received in response to the |
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declared state of disaster, any expenditure or expenditure plan |
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required by a federal program for the federal money, each state |
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agency or program receiving federal money, and any state money |
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required to match the federal money. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an executive order or proclamation issued or renewed under Section |
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418.014, Government Code, on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |