| 1 | 1 | | 87R1290 JCG-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Swanson H.B. No. 26 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the governor's power to control the sale, |
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| 8 | 8 | | transportation, and use of weapons and ammunition during a declared |
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| 9 | 9 | | state of disaster or state of emergency. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 418.019, Government Code, is amended to |
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| 12 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 418.019. RESTRICTED SALE AND TRANSPORTATION OF |
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| 14 | 14 | | MATERIALS. The governor may suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, |
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| 15 | 15 | | or transportation of alcoholic beverages, [firearms,] explosives, |
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| 16 | 16 | | and combustibles. |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 2. Section 433.002(b), Government Code, is amended |
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| 18 | 18 | | to read as follows: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) The directive may provide for: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) control of public and private transportation in |
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| 21 | 21 | | the affected area; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) designation of specific zones in the affected area |
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| 23 | 23 | | in which, if necessary, the use and occupancy of buildings and |
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| 24 | 24 | | vehicles may be controlled; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (3) control of the movement of persons; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (4) control of places of amusement or assembly; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (5) establishment of curfews; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (6) control of the sale, transportation, and use of |
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| 29 | 29 | | alcoholic beverages[, weapons, and ammunition, except as provided |
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| 30 | 30 | | by Section 433.0045]; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (7) control of the storage, use, and transportation of |
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| 32 | 32 | | explosives or flammable materials considered dangerous to public |
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| 33 | 33 | | safety. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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