Bill Text: TX SB1819 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to designating May 8 as Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-22 - Effective immediately [SB1819 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1819-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to designating May 8 as Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-22 - Effective immediately [SB1819 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1819-Engrossed.html
By: Campbell | S.B. No. 1819 |
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relating to designating May 8 as Military Spouse Appreciation Day. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 662.071 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 662.071. MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY. (a) May 8 | ||
is Military Spouse Appreciation Day to recognize the role of the | ||
wives and husbands of the brave individuals who serve in the United | ||
States armed forces or state military forces. This day | ||
commemorates: | ||
(1) the sacrifices military spouses make during the | ||
weeks, months, and years a loved one is away from home protecting | ||
our freedom; and | ||
(2) the vital support military spouses provide to | ||
veterans returning home from military service. | ||
(b) Military Spouse Appreciation Day shall be regularly | ||
observed by appropriate programs and activities coordinated by the | ||
Texas Veterans Commission. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |