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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 121.026

EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS ISSUED BY HEALTH AUTHORITY

Known as the Local Public Health Reorganization Act

The act spans §§ 121–121 (36 sections).

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 862 (S.B. 967), Sec. 1, eff

(a) This section applies only to a public health order imposed on more than one individual, animal, place, or object.

(b) A public health order issued by a health authority under this chapter or other law expires on the 15th day following the date the order is issued unless, before the 15th day by majority vote:

(1) the governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county that appointed the health authority extends the order for a longer period; or

(2) if the health authority is jointly appointed by a municipality and county, the commissioner's court of the county extends the order for a longer period.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.