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By: Cortez, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte) |
H.B. No. 1589 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 15, 2013; |
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April 17, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Veteran Affairs and Military Installations; May 9, 2013, reported |
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favorably by the following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 9, 2013, sent |
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to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the awarding of the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 431.131(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) The legislature by concurrent resolution may direct the |
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governor to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to a person |
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nominated by the nominating committee. The committee chairs |
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serving on the nominating committee shall jointly prepare a |
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concurrent resolution directing the governor to award the medal to |
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a person nominated. The legislature may direct the medal to be |
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awarded only during a regular session and may not, during a regular |
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session, direct the medal to be awarded to more than: |
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(1) one person for service in the state or federal |
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military forces during the period beginning after 1835 but before |
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1956; and |
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(2) one person for service in the state or federal |
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military forces after 1955 [during a regular session]. |
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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, 2013. |
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