Bill Text: TX HCR12 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating September 22 as Texas Veterans Suicide Prevention Day for a 10-year period ending in 2033.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Signed by the Governor [HCR12 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR12-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 12 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The wounds sustained through armed service to the | ||
| United States are both visible and invisible, and it is vital that | ||
| all veterans and their families have access to appropriate health | ||
| care treatments and other resources; and | ||
| WHEREAS, According to the Department of Veterans Affairs and | ||
| the Department of Defense, an average of nearly 20 current or former | ||
| members of the armed forces die by suicide each day, and veterans | ||
| account for a disproportionate percentage of all adult suicides in | ||
| the U.S.; and | ||
| WHEREAS, It is of critical importance that military and | ||
| veteran communities continue to offer support to the surviving | ||
| family members of veterans who die by suicide and connect them to | ||
| available resources; these families have valuable lessons to share | ||
| that can help prevent future suicides in veteran populations, and | ||
| their voices should be included in prevention efforts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The families of veterans who die by suicide are | ||
| deserving of recognition for their contributions to the strength, | ||
| health, and survival of veteran communities, and Texas Veterans | ||
| Suicide Prevention Day offers a fitting opportunity for all Texans | ||
| to extend their support to veterans and their families; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate September 22 as Texas Veterans Suicide Prevention | ||
| Day; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of | ||
| Section 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in | ||
| effect until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is | ||
| finally passed by the legislature. | ||
| Lopez of Bexar | ||
| Morales of Maverick | ||
| Anchía | ||
| Garcia | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 12 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 27, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 12 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
