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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the scope and publication of certain actions by the |
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governor during a state of disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 418.012, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.012. EXECUTIVE ORDERS. (a) Under this chapter, |
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the governor may issue executive orders, proclamations, and |
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regulations and amend or rescind them. Executive orders, |
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proclamations, and regulations have the force and effect of law. |
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(b) The governor shall limit an executive order, |
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proclamation, or regulation that is issued, amended, or rescinded |
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under this chapter to address only the specific conditions or |
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requirements of the disaster or imminent disaster that is the |
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subject of an executive order or proclamation under Section |
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418.014(a). |
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(c) Not later than Monday of each week during a declared |
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disaster, the governor shall publish on the governor's Internet |
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website a list of all executive orders, proclamations, and |
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regulations issued, amended, or rescinded by the governor under |
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this chapter during the previous seven-day period, in chronological |
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order. |
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SECTION 2. Section 418.057, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.057. DISASTER WEB PORTAL. (a) The division shall |
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develop a comprehensive disaster web portal. The web portal must: |
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(1) provide disaster information to the public, |
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including information on programs and services available to |
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disaster victims and funding for and expenditures of disaster |
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assistance programs; |
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(2) include information on disaster response and |
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recovery activities; and |
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(3) provide information on obtaining assistance from |
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the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state agencies, organized |
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volunteer groups, and any other entities providing disaster |
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assistance. |
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(b) Not later than Monday of each week during a declared |
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disaster, the division shall publish on the web portal a list of all |
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executive orders, proclamations, and regulations issued, amended, |
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or rescinded by the governor under this chapter during the previous |
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seven-day period, in chronological order. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |