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By: Miller of Comal (Senate Sponsor - Menéndez) |
H.B. No. 1598 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2015; |
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May 4, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran |
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Affairs and Military Installations; May 15, 2015, reported |
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favorably by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 15, 2015, sent |
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to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE VOTE |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas military forces oath of affirmation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 437.205(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A person appointed, enlisted, or drafted in the Texas |
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military forces or who volunteers for the Texas military forces |
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shall take and subscribe to the following [an] oath: |
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"I, __________, do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith |
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and allegiance to the State of Texas and to the United States of |
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America, that I will serve this state and nation honestly and |
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faithfully against all enemies, and that I will obey the orders of |
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the governor of Texas and of the officers appointed over me, in |
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accordance with the laws, rules, and articles governing the |
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military forces of the State of Texas." [prescribed by the adjutant
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general.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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