Bill Amendment: TX SB968 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature

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Bill Title: Relating to public health disaster and public health emergency preparedness and response; providing a civil penalty.

Status: 2021-06-16 - Effective immediately [SB968 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB968-House_Amendment_H_3_4-Stucky.html

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Amend SB 968 on third reading by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Subchapter E, Chapter 418, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 418.1085 to read as follows:

Sec. 418.1085.  LIMITATIONS ON CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED SERVICES. The presiding officer of the governing body of a political subdivision may not issue an order during a declared state of disaster or local disaster to address a pandemic disaster that would limit or prohibit:

(1)  housing and commercial construction activities, including related activities involving the sale, transportation, and installation of manufactured homes;

(2)  the provision of governmental services for title searches, notary services, and recording services in support of mortgages and real estate services and transactions;

(3)  residential and commercial real estate services, including settlement services; or

(4)  essential maintenance, manufacturing, design, operation, inspection, security, and construction services for essential products, services, and supply chain relief efforts.