TITLE: Relating to a state of disaster declared by the governor because of COVID-19.

SUMMARY: Relating to a state of disaster declared by the governor because of COVID-19.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a state of disaster declared by the governor because of COVID-19. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 418.014, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the governor may not declare a state of disaster because of COVID-19. In this subsection, "COVID-19" means the coronavirus disease 2019. SECTION 2. As provided by Section 418.014(c), Government Code, the state of disaster declared by the governor in Tex. Gov. Proclamation No. 41-3720, 45 Tex. Reg. 2094 (2020), as renewed, is terminated. SECTION 3. 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.