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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring certain governmental entities to allow |
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interested persons to comment on the proposed adoption or revision |
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of certain emergency management plans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 418.042(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) In preparing and revising the state emergency |
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management plan, the division shall: |
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(1) seek the advice and assistance of local |
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government, business, labor, industry, agriculture, civic |
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organizations, volunteer organizations, and community leaders; |
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(2) give all interested persons, including persons |
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with disabilities, a reasonable opportunity to submit data, views, |
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or arguments about the plan or revision, orally or in writing, |
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unless the plan or revision contains sensitive information relating |
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to critical infrastructures or facilities; and |
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(3) consider fully all written and oral submissions |
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about the proposed plan or revision received under Subdivision (2). |
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SECTION 2. Section 418.106, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Before adopting or revising an emergency management |
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plan, a local or interjurisdictional agency, as applicable, shall |
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give all interested persons, including persons with disabilities, a |
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reasonable opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments about |
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the plan or revision, orally or in writing, and consider fully all |
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written and oral submissions about the proposed plan or revision. A |
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local or interjurisdictional agency is not required to comply with |
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the requirements of this subsection if the plan or revision |
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contains sensitive information described by Subsection (e). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |