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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal, relocation, or alteration of certain |
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monuments or memorials on state property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2166.5011, Government Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) In this section, "monument or memorial" means a |
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permanent monument, memorial, or other designation, including a |
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statue, portrait, plaque, seal, symbol, building name, or street |
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name, that: |
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(1) is located on state property; and |
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(2) honors a citizen of the United States, a former |
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citizen of the United States, or a person from a state, territory, |
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or nation that is now part of the United States [this state for
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military or war-related service]. |
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(d) Sections 2166.003(a)(1), (2), and (4) do not exempt a |
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project from the application of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007 |
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