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AN ACT
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relating to designating June 28 as Special Forces Day. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 662.085 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.085. SPECIAL FORCES DAY. (a) June 28 is Special |
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Forces Day in honor of the men and women who have served in the |
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special operations forces of the United States armed forces. |
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(b) Special Forces Day shall be regularly observed by |
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appropriate ceremonies. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2499 was passed by the House on May 2, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 3 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2499 was passed by the Senate on May |
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18, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |