By: Cortez, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte) H.B. No. 1589
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 15, 2013;
April 17, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations; May 9, 2013, reported
favorably by the following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 9, 2013, sent
to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the awarding of the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 431.131(d), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(d) The legislature by concurrent resolution may direct the
governor to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to a person
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 person 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 person for service in the state or federal
military forces during the period beginning after 1835 but before
1956; and
(2) one person for service in the state or federal
military forces after 1955 [during a regular session].
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, 2013.
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