By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Carona) H.B. No. 762
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2013;
April 30, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
Economic Development; May 9, 2013, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 9, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to restrictions on disaster remediation contracts
following a locally declared disaster.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 57.001(3), Business & Commerce Code, as
added by Chapter 979 (H.B. 1711), Acts of the 82nd Legislature,
Regular Session, 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(3) "Natural disaster" means the occurrence of
widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property
related to any natural cause, including fire, flood, earthquake,
wind, storm, or wave action, that results in a disaster declaration
by the governor or a local disaster declaration by a county judge
under Chapter 418, Government Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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