SB1800 — Relating to creating the criminal offense of abandoning a resident of an assisted living facility during a declared state of disaster or local state of disaster.

SB1800 — Relating to creating the criminal offense of abandoning a resident of an assisted living facility during a declared state of disaster or local state of disaster. · Informed CitizenryThe bill amends Chapter 247 of the Health and Safety Code by adding Section 247.073, which establishes a new criminal offense: Resident Abandonment During Declared State of Disaster. A person comm…Open in Informed Citizenry