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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designating May 24 as Victims of the Uvalde Shooting |
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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 662.088 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.088. VICTIMS OF THE UVALDE SHOOTING DAY. (a) May |
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24 is Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day in honor of the children |
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and teachers who were killed in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. |
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(b) Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day is in memory of the |
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following 21 victims: Makenna Lee Elrod, Layla Marie Salazar, |
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Maranda Gail Mathis, Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo, Jose Manuel Flores Jr., |
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Xavier James Lopez, Tess Marie Mata, Rojelio Fernandez Torres, |
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Eliahna "Ellie" Amyah Garcia, Eliahna Cruz Torres, Annabell |
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Guadalupe Rodriguez, Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, Uziyah Sergio Garcia, |
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Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, Jailah Nicole |
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Silguero, Irma Linda Garcia, Eva Mireles, Amerie Jo Garza, |
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Alexandria "Lexi" Aniyah Rubio, and Alithia Haven Ramirez. |
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(c) Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day shall be regularly |
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observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities. |
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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, 2025. |