By: Campbell S.B. No. 1824

(In the Senate - Filed March 13, 2015; March 25, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations; April 8, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 8, 2015, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1824 By: Campbell

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to awarding the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 437.351(d), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(d) The legislature by concurrent resolution may direct the governor to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to a service member nominated by the nominating committee. The committee chairs serving on the nominating committee shall jointly prepare a concurrent resolution directing the governor to award the medal to a service member nominated. The legislature may direct the medal to be awarded only during a regular session [and may not, during a regular session, direct the medal to be awarded to more than:

[(1) one service member for service in the state or federal military forces during the period beginning after 1835 but before 1956; and

[(2) one service member for service in the state or federal military forces after 1955].

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, 2015.

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