1-1 By: Giddings, et al. (Senate Sponsor - West) H.B. No. 399 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2001; 1-3 May 2, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Administration; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 3, Nays 1; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to prohibiting the legislature from meeting on Martin 1-9 Luther King, Jr., Day. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Section 301.001, Government Code, is amended to 1-12 read as follows: 1-13 Sec. 301.001. TIME OF MEETING. (a) The legislature shall 1-14 convene in regular session at 12 noon on the second Tuesday in 1-15 January of each odd-numbered year. 1-16 (b) The legislature may not meet on a legal holiday for the 1-17 observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1-18 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-19 * * * * *