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