89R4988 MPF-D
By: Middleton S.B. No. 460
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the jurisdiction and enforcement of certain
international organization policies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Title 1, Government Code, is amended by adding
Chapter 3 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 3. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Sec. 3.001. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION OF UNITED NATIONS.
(a) The United Nations has no jurisdiction in this state.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, except as specifically
authorized by reference to this section under state law or an
executive order issued by the governor, a policy or rule of the
United Nations may not be enforced or implemented by this state or a
political subdivision of this state.
Sec. 3.002. LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION OF
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION POLICY. This state, an agency or
political subdivision of this state, a public school district, a
private school, an open-enrollment charter school, or an
institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003,
Education Code, may not enforce or implement a public health policy
or guideline of the World Health Organization unless specifically
authorized under state law or an executive order issued by the
governor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.