81R4988 YDB-D
By: Williams S.B. No. 907
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag by a
governmental entity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2158, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter H to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER H. PURCHASE OF UNITED STATES FLAG OR STATE FLAG
Sec. 2158.401. FLAG PROCUREMENT BY STATE GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITY. (a) In this subchapter, "state agency" means:
(1) a department, commission, board, office, or other
agency in the executive or legislative branch created by the
constitution or a statute of this state;
(2) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals,
a court of appeals, or the Texas Judicial Council; or
(3) a university system or an institution of higher
education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(b) Each United States flag purchased by a state agency must
be manufactured in the United States.
(c) Each Texas state flag purchased by a state agency must
be manufactured in this state.
(d) A flag is considered to have been manufactured in a
location if a substantial majority of the principal components are
assembled into the final product in an assembly plant in the
location.
SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 271, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 271.908 to read as follows:
Sec. 271.908. FLAG PROCUREMENT BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. (a)
In this section, "governmental agency" has the meaning assigned by
Section 271.003.
(b) Each United States flag purchased by a governmental
agency must be manufactured in the United States.
(c) Each Texas state flag purchased by a governmental agency
must be manufactured in this state.
(d) A flag is considered to have been manufactured in a
location if a substantial majority of the principal components are
assembled into the final product in an assembly plant in the
location.
SECTION 3. Section 2158.401, Government Code, and Section
271.908, Local Government Code, as added by this Act apply only to
the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag made or a
contract for the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag
entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.