81R24117 EAH-D
By: Creighton H.B. No. 1624
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1624:
By: Kleinschmidt C.S.H.B. No. 1624
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Charles
Bellinger Stewart.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 662.056 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.056. CHARLES BELLINGER STEWART DAY. (a) February 6
is Charles Bellinger Stewart Day in honor of Charles Bellinger
Stewart, Texas statesman and signer of the Texas Declaration of
Independence.
(b) Charles Bellinger Stewart Day may be regularly observed
by appropriate and patriotic programs in the public schools and
other places to properly commemorate his life and achievements and
to inspire a greater appreciation for the history of the pioneers
and leaders of this state.
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, 2009.