87S20472 JCG-D     By: Dominguez H.B. No. 202       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to emergency management for cybersecurity events   threatening this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 418.002, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 418.002.  PURPOSES. The purposes of this chapter are   to:                (1)  reduce vulnerability of people and communities of   this state to damage, injury, and loss of life and property   resulting from natural or man-made catastrophes, riots, [or]   hostile military or paramilitary action, or cybersecurity events;                (2)  prepare for prompt and efficient rescue, care, and   treatment of persons victimized or threatened by disaster;                (3)  provide a setting conducive to the rapid and   orderly restoration and rehabilitation of persons and property   affected by disasters;                (4)  clarify and strengthen the roles of the governor,   state agencies, the judicial branch of state government, and local   governments in prevention of, preparation for, response to, and   recovery from disasters;                (5)  authorize and provide for cooperation in disaster   mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery;                (6)  authorize and provide for coordination of   activities relating to disaster mitigation, preparedness,   response, and recovery by agencies and officers of this state, and   similar state-local, interstate, federal-state, and foreign   activities in which the state and its political subdivisions may   participate;                (7)  provide an emergency management system embodying   all aspects of predisaster preparedness and postdisaster response;                (8)  assist in mitigation of disasters caused or   aggravated by inadequate planning for and regulation of public and   private facilities and land use;                (9)  encourage state agencies, local governments,   nongovernmental organizations, private entities, and individuals   to adopt the goals of the strategic plan of the Federal Emergency   Management Agency for preparing for, responding to, and recovering   from a disaster that emphasize cooperation among federal agencies,   state agencies, local governments, nongovernmental organizations,   private entities, and individuals in each activity or project   undertaken to ensure that this state is prepared to effectively   respond to and recover from a disaster; and                (10)  provide the authority and mechanism to respond to   an energy emergency.          SECTION 2.  Section 418.0195(b), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  The governor may order the Department of Information   Resources to disconnect a computer network from the Internet in the   event of a cybersecurity event or other substantial external threat   to the computer network.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the   legislative session.