88R13343 YDB-D
By: Birdwell S.B. No. 1106
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the legislature's authority to terminate a declared
state of disaster.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 418.014(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) A state of disaster may not continue for more than 30
days unless renewed by the governor. The legislature by concurrent
resolution [law] may terminate a state of disaster at any time. On
termination by the legislature, the governor shall issue an
executive order ending the state of disaster.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.