By:  Miller, et al.                                               H.B. No. 946



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the removal, relocation, or alteration of certain 
monuments or memorials on state property.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 2166.5011, Government Code, is amended 
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as 
follows:
	(a)  In this section, "monument or memorial" means a 
permanent monument, memorial, or other designation, including a 
statue, portrait, plaque, seal, symbol, building name, or street 
name, that:
		(1)  is located on state property; and                                        
		(2)  honors a citizen of the United States, a former 
citizen of the United States, or a person from a state, territory, 
or nation that is now part of the United States [this state for 
military or war-related service].
	(d)  Sections 2166.003(a)(1), (2), and (4) do not exempt a 
project from the application of this section.
	SECTION 2.  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, 2005.