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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to renaming the Mexican free-tailed bat as the Texas |
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free-tailed bat. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 311, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 311.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 311.007. REFERENCES TO MEXICAN FREE-TAILED BAT. (a) A |
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reference in law to the Mexican free-tailed bat is a reference to |
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the Texas free-tailed bat. |
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(b) For purposes of this section, "Texas free-tailed bat" |
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means the species Tadarida brasiliensis. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 312, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 312.017 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 312.017. REFERENCES TO MEXICAN FREE-TAILED BAT. (a) A |
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reference in law to the Mexican free-tailed bat is a reference to |
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the Texas free-tailed bat. |
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(b) For purposes of this section, "Texas free-tailed bat" |
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means the species Tadarida brasiliensis. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 2051, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter G to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER G. NAME CHANGE TO TEXAS FREE-TAILED BAT |
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Sec. 2051.231. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Local government" means a municipality, a county, |
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a special district or authority, or any other political subdivision |
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of this state. |
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(2) "State agency" means a department, commission, |
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board, office, or other agency of any branch of state government, |
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including an institution of higher education as defined by Section |
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61.003, Education Code. |
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Sec. 2051.232. UPDATE OF GOVERNMENT MATERIALS. (a) |
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Subject to Subsection (b) and not later than September 1, 2030, each |
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state agency and local government shall update the state agency's |
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or local government's publications and other materials to rename |
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the Mexican free-tailed bat as the Texas free-tailed bat. |
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(b) A state agency or local government shall complete the |
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update required by Subsection (a) in a manner that does not incur |
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substantial expense to the state agency or local government. |
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Sec. 2051.233. EXPIRATION. This subchapter expires |
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September 1, 2031. |
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SECTION 4. It is not the intent of the legislature that the |
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changes in law made by this Act affect the application or |
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interpretation of any law. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |