Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB2857 Compare Versions

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22 By: Miller of Comal H.B. No. 2857
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the regulation of fireworks during a declared local
88 state of disaster.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Section 418.108(i), Government Code, is amended
1111 to read as follows:
1212 (i) A declaration under this section may include a
1313 restriction that exceeds a restriction authorized by Section
1414 352.051, Local Government Code. [A restriction that exceeds a
1515 restriction authorized by Section 352.051, Local Government Code,
1616 is effective only:
1717 [(1) for 60 hours unless extended by the governor; and
1818 [(2) if the county judge requests the governor to
1919 grant an extension of the restriction.]
2020 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
2121 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2222 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2323 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2424 Act takes effect September 1, 2009.