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| 1 | 1 | 88R203 RDS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Johnson S.B. No. 100 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the governor's authority during the recovery period | |
| 8 | 8 | following a state of disaster declaration. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 418.015(c), Government Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (c) During a state of disaster [and the following recovery | |
| 13 | 13 | period], the governor is the commander in chief of state agencies, | |
| 14 | 14 | boards, and commissions having emergency responsibilities. To the | |
| 15 | 15 | greatest extent possible, the governor shall delegate or assign | |
| 16 | 16 | command authority by prior arrangement embodied in appropriate | |
| 17 | 17 | executive orders or plans, but this chapter does not restrict the | |
| 18 | 18 | governor's authority to do so by orders issued at the time of the | |
| 19 | 19 | disaster. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |