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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a public hearing requirement for a proposal by the |
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governor or the Legislative Budget Board to affect appropriations |
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and certain actions of the governor during a state of disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 317.005, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) After a [governor's] proposal under this chapter is |
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published in the Texas Register, the Legislative Budget Board shall |
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[may] conduct a public hearing on the proposal. The board shall |
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give notice of a hearing under this section in the manner provided |
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by law for notice of regular meetings of the board. The board also |
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shall provide notice by mail of its meetings to each member of the |
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Legislature. The notice of the meeting must include a description |
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of the nature of the proposal or order to be considered. [If the |
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agenda includes a public hearing on a proposal, the notice must so |
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state.] |
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(a-1) After a hearing under Subsection (a) and at a meeting |
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held not less than 10 days after the date notice of the meeting was |
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given in the manner provided for regular board meetings, in |
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response to a [governor's] proposal by the governor, the board, |
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subject to the restrictions provided by Subsection (e), may: |
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(1) ratify the proposal by adopting an order changing |
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the relevant appropriation in the manner specified in the proposal; |
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(2) reject the proposal; or |
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(3) recommend changes in the proposal. |
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(b) After a hearing under Subsection (a), in [In] response |
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to a proposal by the board, the governor may take any action |
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specified by Subsection (a-1) [(a)] for board action on a |
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[governor's] proposal by the governor. |
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SECTION 2. Section 418.012, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.012. EXECUTIVE ORDERS. (a) Under this chapter, |
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the governor may issue executive orders, proclamations, and |
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regulations and amend or rescind them. Executive orders, |
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proclamations, and regulations have the force and effect of law. |
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(b) The governor shall limit an executive order, |
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proclamation, or regulation issued, amended, or rescinded under |
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this chapter to address only the specific conditions or |
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requirements of the disaster or imminent disaster that is the |
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subject of an executive order or proclamation under Section |
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418.014(a). |
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(c) Not later than Monday of each week during a declared |
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disaster, the governor shall publish on the governor's Internet |
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website a list in chronological order of all executive orders, |
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proclamations, and regulations issued, amended, or rescinded by the |
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governor under this chapter during the previous seven-day period. |
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SECTION 3. Section 418.057, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.057. DISASTER WEB PORTAL. (a) The division shall |
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develop a comprehensive disaster web portal. The web portal must: |
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(1) provide disaster information to the public, |
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including information on programs and services available to |
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disaster victims and funding for and expenditures of disaster |
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assistance programs; |
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(2) include information on disaster response and |
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recovery activities; and |
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(3) provide information on obtaining assistance from |
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the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state agencies, organized |
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volunteer groups, and any other entities providing disaster |
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assistance. |
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(b) Not later than Monday of each week during a declared |
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disaster, the division shall publish on the web portal a list in |
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chronological order of all executive orders, proclamations, and |
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regulations issued, amended, or rescinded by the governor under |
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this chapter during the previous seven-day period. |
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SECTION 4. Section 317.005, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a proposal under Chapter 317, Government |
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Code, made on or after the effective date of this Act. A proposal |
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under Chapter 317, Government Code, made before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the proposal was |
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made, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |