H.B. No. 1598
AN ACT
rel
ating to the Texas military forces oath of affirmation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 437.205(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) A person appointed, enlisted, or drafted in or who
volunteers for the Texas military forces, other than the Texas
National Guard, shall take and subscribe to the following [an]
oath:
"I, __________, do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith
and allegiance to the State of Texas and to the United States of
America, that I will serve this state and nation honestly and
faithfully against all enemies, and that I will obey the orders of
the governor of Texas and of the officers appointed over me, in
accordance with the laws, rules, and articles governing the
military forces of the State of Texas." [prescribed by the adjutant
general.]
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1598 was passed by the House on April
16, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 3, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 1598 on May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 5,
2 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1598 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
__________________
Governor