By Carter H.B. No. 1925
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1925:
By Chisum C.S.H.B. No. 1925
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the display of the Flag of the State of Texas at the
1-3 capitol building.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by
1-6 adding Section 443.024 to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 443.024. DISPLAY OF THE TEXAS AND UNITED STATES FLAG.
1-8 (a) The Flag of the State of Texas and the Flag of the United
1-9 States shall be flown on the same pole above the south door of the
1-10 Capitol Building.
1-11 (b) The Flag of the State of Texas alone shall be flown
1-12 above the north door of the Capitol Building.
1-13 (c) In the event that the flags shall be flown at half
1-14 staff, the Flag of the United States alone shall be flown above the
1-15 south door and the Flag of the State of Texas alone shall be flown
1-16 above the north door of the Capitol Building.
1-17 (d) On the occasion of the flying of the POW/MIA flag, the
1-18 POW/MIA flag and the Flag of the United States shall be flown above
1-19 the south door of the Capitol Building and the Flag of the State of
1-20 Texas alone shall be flown above the north door of the Capitol
1-21 Building.
1-22 SECTION 2. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation
1-23 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-24 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.