85R19310 JG-D
By: Neave, Hernandez, Blanco, Miller, H.B. No. 2698
Gutierrez, et al.
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2698:
By: Fallon C.S.H.B. No. 2698
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designating June 12 as Women Veterans Day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 662.065 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.065. WOMEN VETERANS DAY. (a) June 12 is Women
Veterans Day to recognize the role of women in the military forces
and to commemorate the sacrifices of and valor displayed by Texas
women veterans.
(b) Women Veterans Day shall be regularly observed by
appropriate programs and activities.
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, 2017.