Bill Text: TX SB310 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to limitations on public health directives issued during a state of disaster or outbreak of a communicable disease.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-15 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB310 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB310-Introduced.html
| 88R3922 JG-F | ||
| By: Hall | S.B. No. 310 | |
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| relating to limitations on public health directives issued during a | ||
| state of disaster or outbreak of a communicable disease. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 418, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 418.0165 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 418.0165. PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTIVES. During a state of | ||
| disaster declared by the governor, the governor may issue a public | ||
| health directive as the governor determines necessary to address | ||
| the disaster only if the directive is not more stringent than any | ||
| public health directive for undocumented immigrants issued by | ||
| United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 81, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 81.018 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 81.018. PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTIVES. The department or a | ||
| health authority may issue a public health directive under this | ||
| chapter as the department or health authority determines necessary | ||
| to address an outbreak of a communicable disease or a public health | ||
| disaster or emergency only if the directive is not more stringent | ||
| than any public health directive for undocumented immigrants issued | ||
| by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. | ||
| SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | ||
| a public health directive issued under Section 418.0165, Government | ||
| Code, or Section 81.018, Health and Safety Code, as added by this | ||
| Act, on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
