State Rep. Schaefer files bill to limit governorâs powers on disaster mandates
WATCH: State Rep. Schaefer files bill to limit governorâs powers on disaster mandates
By Jeff Awtrey | January 27, 2021 at 4:03 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 1:11 AM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - An East Texas state representative has filed a bill in hopes of limiting governor powers during a disaster declaration.
State Rep. Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler) filed HB 1406 on Wednesday. It states, âA person has standing to file suit in a court of this state to challenge a provision of an order issued by the governor or the presiding officer of the governing body of a political subdivision that relates to a declared state of disaster if the provision in the order is alleged to cause injury to the person or burden a right of the person that is protected by the state or federal constitution or by a state or federal law.â