87R2760 MWC-D
By: Krause H.B. No. 906
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a prohibition on orders issued during a declared state
of disaster that distinguish between essential and nonessential
services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 418.0035 to read as follows:
Sec. 418.0035. PROHIBITION. The governor or the presiding
officer of the governing body of a political subdivision may not
issue an order during a declared state of disaster or local state of
disaster that restricts the operation of a business or industry or
the activities of an individual by distinguishing between essential
and nonessential services provided or obtained by the business,
industry, or individual.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.