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Senate Bill 2135 |
Senate Author: Lucio et al. |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
House Sponsor: Peña |
Senate Bill 2135 amends the Government Code to require the State Cemetery Committee to erect a flagpole and an appropriate monument in honor of the military personnel from Texas who are killed while serving in a combat zone. The Texas Veterans Commission must notify the committee as soon as practicable when a member of the United States armed forces from Texas is killed, and the committee is required to fly the flag at half-staff for an appropriate period of time. The bill requires the State Cemetery Committee to consult with the standing committees of each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over military and veterans matters in planning the monument.