By Hunter H.B. No. 2883 75R2844 MCK-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the eligibility of certain federal officials for burial 1-3 in the State Cemetery. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 2165.256, Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: 1-7 (k) In addition to other persons specified as eligible under 1-8 this section and subject to the same privileges, requirements, and 1-9 conditions that are applicable to those persons and their family 1-10 members, the following persons and their appropriate family members 1-11 are eligible for burial in the State Cemetery: 1-12 (1) a former United States senator or representative, 1-13 or a United States senator or representative who dies in office, 1-14 who was elected or appointed to represent this state; 1-15 (2) a former president or vice president of the United 1-16 States, or a president or vice president who dies in office, who 1-17 resided in this state at the time of election; 1-18 (3) a former presidential cabinet appointee, or a 1-19 presidential cabinet appointee who dies in office, who was 1-20 confirmed by the United States Senate and who was born in this 1-21 state and resided in this state at the time of appointment; 1-22 (4) a former United States Supreme Court justice, or a 1-23 United States Supreme Court justice who dies in office, who was 1-24 born in this state and resided in this state at the time of 2-1 appointment; and 2-2 (5) a former presidential elector who was elected or 2-3 appointed to represent this state. 2-4 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 2-5 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.