89R2027 RDS-D
By: Johnson S.B. No. 950
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a public hearing requirement for a proposal by the
governor or the Legislative Budget Board to affect appropriations
and certain actions of the governor during a state of disaster.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 317.005, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
read as follows:
(a) After a [governor's] proposal under this chapter is
published in the Texas Register, the Legislative Budget Board shall
[may] conduct a public hearing on the proposal. The board shall
give notice of a hearing under this section in the manner provided
by law for notice of regular meetings of the board. The board also
shall provide notice by mail of its meetings to each member of the
Legislature. The notice of the meeting must include a description
of the nature of the proposal or order to be considered. [If the
agenda includes a public hearing on a proposal, the notice must so
state.]
(a-1) After a hearing under Subsection (a) and at a meeting
held not less than 10 days after the date notice of the meeting was
given in the manner provided for regular board meetings, in
response to a [governor's] proposal by the governor, the board,
subject to the restrictions provided by Subsection (e), may:
(1) ratify the proposal by adopting an order changing
the relevant appropriation in the manner specified in the proposal;
(2) reject the proposal; or
(3) recommend changes in the proposal.
(b) After a hearing under Subsection (a), in [In] response
to a proposal by the board, the governor may take any action
specified by Subsection (a-1) [(a)] for board action on a
[governor's] proposal by the governor.
SECTION 2. 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proclamation, or regulation issued, amended, or rescinded under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 in chronological order of all executive orders,
proclamations, and regulations issued, amended, or rescinded by the
governor under this chapter during the previous seven-day period.
SECTION 3. 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 in
chronological order of all executive orders, proclamations, and
regulations issued, amended, or rescinded by the governor under
this chapter during the previous seven-day period.
SECTION 4. Section 317.005, Government Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to a proposal under Chapter 317, Government
Code, made on or after the effective date of this Act. A proposal
under Chapter 317, Government Code, made before the effective date
of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the proposal was
made, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.