88R203 RDS-D
By: Johnson S.B. No. 100
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the governor's authority during the recovery period
following a state of disaster declaration.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 418.015(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) During a state of disaster [and the following recovery
period], the governor is the commander in chief of state agencies,
boards, and commissions having emergency responsibilities. To the
greatest extent possible, the governor shall delegate or assign
command authority by prior arrangement embodied in appropriate
executive orders or plans, but this chapter does not restrict the
governor's authority to do so by orders issued at the time of the
disaster.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.