State House Approves Texas Pandemic Response Act
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The Texas House approved a bill to outline how the state government can handle a pandemic disaster in the future.
Daniel Friend


The Texas House approved House Bill (HB) 3, Rep. Dustin Burrows’ (R-Lubbock) “Texas Pandemic Response Act,” in a 92 to 45 vote on Monday.

Legislators in the lower chamber will need to vote on the bill again before it is sent to the Senate.

HB 3 is the most comprehensive piece of legislation the House has acted upon this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and would set a section in code next to the Texas Disaster Act — the basis of the governor’s coronavirus-related executive orders — outlining how the government should respond specifically to a pandemic situation.

While the bill as initially filed appeared to be a codification of Gov. Greg Abbott’s handling of the recent pandemic, the version of the bill that went to the House floor on Monday would have required legislative approval for the continuation of Abbott’s most sweeping orders.-- excerpt, rest at link above --