Bill Text: TX SB98 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 98 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the renewal of a declared state of disaster.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-15 - Referred to State Affairs [SB98 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB98-Introduced.html

	88R348 YDB-D

	By: Johnson	S.B. No. 98



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the renewal of a declared state of disaster.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 418.014, Government Code, is amended by
	amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsections (c-1),
	(c-2), and (c-3) to read as follows:
	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (c-1), the state
	of disaster continues until the governor:
	(1) finds that:
	(A) the threat or danger has passed; or
	(B) the disaster has been dealt with to the
	extent that emergency conditions no longer exist; and
	(2) terminates the state of disaster by executive
	order.
	(c) A state of disaster may not continue for more than 30
	days unless renewed by the governor or the legislature in
	accordance with Subsection (c-1). The legislature by law may
	terminate a state of disaster at any time. On termination by the
	legislature, the governor shall issue an executive order ending the
	state of disaster.
	(c-1) If the legislature is convened in a regular or special
	session during a state of disaster, only the legislature by law may
	renew the state of disaster.
	(c-2) Notwithstanding any other law, a law enacted by the
	legislature to renew a state of disaster has the same force and
	effect as an executive order or proclamation the governor issues
	declaring a state of disaster. A reference in this chapter or other
	law to an executive order or proclamation declaring a state of
	disaster applies to a law enacted by the legislature under this
	section to renew a state of disaster.
	(c-3) The governor may not declare a new state of disaster
	based on the same or a substantially similar finding as a prior
	state of disaster that the legislature terminates or does not renew
	in accordance with Subsection (c-1).
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to an executive order or proclamation issued or renewed under
	Section 418.014, Government Code, as amended by this Act, on or
	after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.