| 1 | 1 | | By: Miller of Fort Bend, et al. H.B. No. 3077 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) |
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| 3 | 3 | | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2013; |
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| 4 | 4 | | May 10, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran |
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| 5 | 5 | | Affairs and Military Installations; May 17, 2013, reported |
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| 6 | 6 | | adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following |
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| 7 | 7 | | vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 17, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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| 8 | 8 | | COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3077 By: Campbell |
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| 11 | 11 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT |
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| 13 | 13 | | relating to the display of the Honor and Remember flag. |
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| 14 | 14 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 15 | 15 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is |
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| 16 | 16 | | amended by adding Section 2165.0061 to read as follows: |
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| 17 | 17 | | Sec. 2165.0061. DISPLAY OF HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (a) In this section, "Honor and Remember flag" means the Honor and |
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| 19 | 19 | | Remember, Inc. flag. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) The Honor and Remember flag shall be displayed at each |
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| 21 | 21 | | state office building on: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (1) the third Saturday in May, "Armed Forces Day"; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) the last Monday in May, "Memorial Day"; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (3) the 14th day of June, "Flag Day"; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (4) the fourth day of July, "Independence Day"; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (5) the third Friday in September, "National POW/MIA |
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| 27 | 27 | | Recognition Day"; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (6) the last Sunday in September, "Gold Star Mother's |
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| 29 | 29 | | Day"; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (7) the 11th day in November, "Veterans Day"; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (8) whenever a resident of this state is a state |
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| 32 | 32 | | military casualty. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 2. The Honor and Remember flag is designated as the |
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| 34 | 34 | | symbol of our state's concern and commitment to honoring and |
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| 35 | 35 | | remembering the lives of all members of the United States armed |
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| 36 | 36 | | forces who have lost their lives while serving or as a result of |
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| 37 | 37 | | service and the symbol of our state's commitment to honoring their |
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| 38 | 38 | | families. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 3. The Honor and Remember flag's red field |
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| 40 | 40 | | represents the blood shed by the brave men and women who sacrificed |
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| 41 | 41 | | their lives for freedom, and the flag's white field is in |
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| 42 | 42 | | recognition of the purity of that sacrifice. The flag's blue star |
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| 43 | 43 | | is a symbol of active service in military conflict that dates back |
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| 44 | 44 | | to World War I. The flag's gold star signifies the ultimate |
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| 45 | 45 | | sacrifice of a warrior in active service who is not returning home |
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| 46 | 46 | | and reflects the value of the life given. The folded flag element |
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| 47 | 47 | | highlights this nation's final tribute to a fallen service member |
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| 48 | 48 | | and a family's sacrifice. The flag's flame symbolizes the eternal |
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| 49 | 49 | | spirit of the departed. |
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| 50 | 50 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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| 51 | 51 | | * * * * * |
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