By: Campbell S.B. No. 1824
(In the Senate - Filed March 13, 2015; March 25, 2015, read
first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and
Military Installations; April 8, 2015, reported adversely, with
favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays
0; April 8, 2015, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1824 By: Campbell
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to awarding the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 437.351(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 service
member 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 service member 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 service member for service in the state or
federal military forces during the period beginning after 1835 but
before 1956; and
[(2) one service member for service in the state or
federal military forces after 1955].
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, 2015.
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