88R998 RDS-D
By: Johnson S.B. No. 97
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the scope and publication of certain actions by the
governor during a state of disaster.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 418.012, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 418.012. EXECUTIVE ORDERS. (a) Under this chapter,
the governor may issue executive orders, proclamations, and
regulations and amend or rescind them. Executive orders,
proclamations, and regulations have the force and effect of law.
(b) The governor shall limit an executive order,
proclamation, or regulation that is issued, amended, or rescinded
under this chapter to address only the specific conditions or
requirements of the disaster or imminent disaster that is the
subject of an executive order or proclamation under Section
418.014(a).
(c) Not later than Monday of each week during a declared
disaster, the governor shall publish on the governor's Internet
website a list of all executive orders, proclamations, and
regulations issued, amended, or rescinded by the governor under
this chapter during the previous seven-day period, in chronological
order.
SECTION 2. Section 418.057, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 418.057. DISASTER WEB PORTAL. (a) The division shall
develop a comprehensive disaster web portal. The web portal must:
(1) provide disaster information to the public,
including information on programs and services available to
disaster victims and funding for and expenditures of disaster
assistance programs;
(2) include information on disaster response and
recovery activities; and
(3) provide information on obtaining assistance from
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state agencies, organized
volunteer groups, and any other entities providing disaster
assistance.
(b) Not later than Monday of each week during a declared
disaster, the division shall publish on the web portal a list of all
executive orders, proclamations, and regulations issued, amended,
or rescinded by the governor under this chapter during the previous
seven-day period, in chronological order.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.