Bill Text: TX HB4421 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to qualifications for and limitations on awarding the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-12 - Effective on 9/1/23 [HB4421 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4421-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to qualifications for and limitations on awarding the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-12 - Effective on 9/1/23 [HB4421 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4421-Engrossed.html
88R13379 LRM-D | ||
By: Wilson, Garcia | H.B. No. 4421 |
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relating to qualifications for and limitations on awarding the | ||
Texas Legislative Medal of Honor. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 437.351, Government Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) 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 September 11, 2001 [ |
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(2) one service member for service in the state or | ||
federal military forces on or after September 11, 2001 [ |
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(e) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c), the Texas | ||
Legislative Medal of Honor shall be awarded to a resident of this | ||
state who receives the Congressional Medal of Honor. A Texas | ||
Legislative Medal of Honor awarded under this subsection is not | ||
included for purposes of determining the number of medals that may | ||
be awarded under Subsection (d). | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |