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AN ACT
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relating to designating July 7 as Fallen Law Enforcement Officer |
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Day. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 662.066 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.066. FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DAY. (a) July |
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7 is Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Day in recognition of the |
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ultimate sacrifice made by Texas law enforcement officers killed in |
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the line of duty. |
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(b) Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Day shall be regularly |
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observed by appropriate ceremonies. |
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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, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3042 was passed by the House on April |
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26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3042 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |