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Texas Government Code - Chapter 304 Emergency Interim Legislative SuccessionLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Government Code > Texas Government Code - Chapter 304 Emergency Interim Legislative Succession This chapter may be cited as the Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. ... In this chapter: (1) "Attack" means any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or ... (a) Each legislator shall designate not less than three nor more than seven individuals to serve as emergency interim successors if the legislator is certified ... (a) Each designation of an emergency interim successor becomes effective when the individual making the designation files the designation and the designee's written acceptance with ... (a) An emergency interim successor is an individual who is designated for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of ... When the designation of an emergency interim successor becomes effective, the successor shall take the oath required for the legislator to whose powers and duties ... (a) If the governor has declared an emergency due to enemy attack or the immediate threat of enemy attack under Section 62, Article III, Texas ... (a) An emergency interim successor who exercises the powers and assumes the duties of an unavailable legislator is entitled to the privileges, immunities, compensation, and ... Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices, and current business of the legislature, and each legislator shall ... In the event of an attack, the quorum requirements imposed on the legislature are suspended. If the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |