Bill: SB 1695, 85(R) - 2017
Committee
Senate Health & Human Services
Vote Recommendation
Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
Yes |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Positive |
Neutral |
Author(s)
Eddie Lucio Jr.
Bill Caption
Relating to mosquito control
districts established for an urgent public health purpose.
Fiscal Notes
From the LBB: No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Bill Analysis
This bill would allow a county that is located on the international border with Mexico for which the department has documented a locally transmitted case of the Zika virus or a county adjacent to one of those counties to establish an urgent public health mosquito control district on issuance of order by a county judge or commissioners court.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This bill would allow county governments with a Zika problem to establish mosquito control districts. This is a proper role of local government since it represents a public health crisis that may be remedied by controlled mosquito population. For this reason, we support this bill.