85R12061 JG-D By: Miles S.B. No. 1272 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to an annual proclamation related to hurricane preparedness. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 418, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 418.127 to read as follows: Sec. 418.127. HURRICANE MITIGATION. The governor shall issue a proclamation each year before hurricane season instructing: (1) individuals, including residential and commercial property owners, to prepare their property and communities for the upcoming hurricane season; (2) state agencies to review and update their hurricane preparedness plans; and (3) the following entities, to the extent practicable, to conduct community outreach and education activities on hurricane preparedness between May 25 and May 31 of each year: (A) municipalities and counties; (B) the division; (C) the Texas Education Agency; (D) the office of the comptroller; and (E) the Texas Department of Insurance. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.