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AN ACT
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relating to designating September 30 as Vanessa Guillén 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 662.082 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.082. VANESSA GUILLÉN DAY. (a) September 30 is |
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Vanessa Guillén Day in memory of the life and tragic death of |
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Vanessa Guillén and to increase awareness of and the military's |
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response to missing persons, sexual assault, and sexual harassment |
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cases for service members. |
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(b) Vanessa Guillén Day shall be regularly observed by |
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appropriate programs and activities. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2248 was passed by the House on April |
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14, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 3, 2 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. 2248 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |