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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag by a |
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governmental agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2158, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter I to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER I. PURCHASE OF UNITED STATES FLAG OR STATE FLAG |
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Sec. 2158.501. FLAG PROCUREMENT BY STATE AGENCY. (a) In |
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this subchapter, "state agency" means: |
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(1) a department, commission, board, office, or other |
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agency in the executive branch created by the constitution or a |
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statute of this state; |
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(2) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, |
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a court of appeals, or the Texas Judicial Council; or |
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(3) a university system or an institution of higher |
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education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) For each United States flag or Texas state flag |
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purchased by a state agency, the agency must: |
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(1) give first preference to flags manufactured in |
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this state using materials grown, produced, or manufactured in this |
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state to the extent reasonable and practicable; and |
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(2) give second preference to flags manufactured in |
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this state or the United States using materials grown, produced, or |
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manufactured in the United States. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 271, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 271.909 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 271.909. FLAG PROCUREMENT BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. (a) |
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In this section, "governmental agency" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 271.003. |
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(b) For each United States flag or Texas state flag |
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purchased by a governmental agency, the agency must: |
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(1) give first preference to flags manufactured in |
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this state using materials grown, produced, or manufactured in this |
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state to the extent reasonable and practicable; and |
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(2) give second preference to flags manufactured in |
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this state or the United States using materials grown, produced, or |
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manufactured in the United States. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2158.501, Government Code, and Section |
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271.909, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, apply only to |
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the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag made or a |
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contract for the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag |
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entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |