H.R. No. 1468



R E S O L U T I O N
	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of 
Texas, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, That House Rule 13, 
Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, 
Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to 
resolve the differences on House Bill 9, relating to homeland 
security, to consider and take action on the following matter:
	House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1) is suspended to permit the 
committee to change the effective date of the bill to read as 
follows:
	This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of 
two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by 
Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not 
receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes 
effect September 1, 2003.
	Explanation:  This change is necessary to allow the bill to 
take effect immediately.

                                                                           Allen

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1468 was adopted by the House on May 
31, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House