Bill Text: TX SB100 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 100

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the governor's authority during the recovery period following a state of disaster declaration.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-15 - Referred to State Affairs [SB100 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB100-Introduced.html

	88R203 RDS-D

	By: Johnson	S.B. No. 100



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the governor's authority during the recovery period
	following a state of disaster declaration.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 418.015(c), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(c) During a state of disaster [~~and the following recovery~~
	~~period~~], the governor is the commander in chief of state agencies,
	boards, and commissions having emergency responsibilities. To the
	greatest extent possible, the governor shall delegate or assign
	command authority by prior arrangement embodied in appropriate
	executive orders or plans, but this chapter does not restrict the
	governor's authority to do so by orders issued at the time of the
	disaster.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.