Bill Text: TX SB33 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the governor's issuance of executive orders, proclamations, and regulations regarding the wearing of face masks or coverings during a declared state of disaster.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-09-20 - Filed [SB33 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB33-Introduced.html
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| By: Johnson | S.B. No. 33 | |
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| relating to the governor's issuance of executive orders, | ||
| proclamations, and regulations regarding the wearing of face masks | ||
| or coverings during a declared state of disaster. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 418.012, Government Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 418.012. EXECUTIVE ORDERS. (a) Under this chapter, | ||
| the governor may issue executive orders, proclamations, and | ||
| regulations and amend or rescind them. Executive orders, | ||
| proclamations, and regulations have the force and effect of law. | ||
| (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the governor may not | ||
| issue an executive order, proclamation, or regulation under this | ||
| chapter that prohibits an institution of higher education as | ||
| defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, school district, | ||
| open-enrollment charter school, municipality, county, or health | ||
| authority from adopting a policy or issuing an order requiring the | ||
| wearing of face masks or coverings during a declared state of | ||
| disaster. | ||
| SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to an | ||
| order, proclamation, or regulation that is in effect on the | ||
| effective date of this Act or that is issued or renewed on or after | ||
| the effective date of this Act. An order, proclamation, or | ||
| regulation in effect on the effective date of this Act that | ||
| conflicts with the law as amended by this Act is void as of that date | ||
| and not enforceable against any person. | ||
| SECTION 3. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the | ||
| legislative session. | ||
