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| 1 | 1 | 87R1736 MTB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Toth H.B. No. 1978 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a state of disaster declared by the governor because of | |
| 8 | 8 | COVID-19. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 418.014, Government Code, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (f) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the governor may not | |
| 13 | 13 | declare a state of disaster because of COVID-19. In this | |
| 14 | 14 | subsection, "COVID-19" means the coronavirus disease 2019. | |
| 15 | 15 | SECTION 2. As provided by Section 418.014(c), Government | |
| 16 | 16 | Code, the state of disaster declared by the governor in Tex. Gov. | |
| 17 | 17 | Proclamation No. 41-3720, 45 Tex. Reg. 2094 (2020), as renewed, is | |
| 18 | 18 | terminated. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 20 | 20 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 21 | 21 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 22 | 22 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 23 | 23 | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |