Texas Government Code Title 3, Chapter 304 - Emergency Interim Legislative Succession

• Texas Section 304.001 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 304.002 - Definitions
  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...
• Texas Section 304.004 - Designation Of Emergency Interim Successors
  (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...
• Texas Section 304.005 - When Designation Or Revision Takes Effect
  (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...
• Texas Section 304.006 - Status And Qualifications Of Emergency Interim Successors
  (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...
• Texas Section 304.007 - Oath
  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...
• Texas Section 304.008 - Assumption Of 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...
• Texas Section 304.009 - Privileges, Immunities, And Compensation
  (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...
• Texas Section 304.010 - Duty To Remain Informed
  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...
• Texas Section 304.011 - Quorum; Votes
  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: September 28, 2016