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| 1 | - | H.B. No. 2471 | |
| 1 | + | By: Kacal (Senate Sponsor - Schwertner) H.B. No. 2471 | |
| 2 | + | (In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2019; | |
| 3 | + | April 30, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on | |
| 4 | + | Administration; May 8, 2019, reported favorably by the following | |
| 5 | + | vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 8, 2019, sent to printer.) | |
| 6 | + | Click here to see the committee vote | |
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| 9 | + | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 4 | 10 | AN ACT | |
| 5 | 11 | relating to designating the week that includes the third Saturday | |
| 6 | 12 | in October as Veterinary Technician Week. | |
| 7 | 13 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 8 | 14 | SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 662, Government Code, is | |
| 9 | 15 | amended by adding Section 662.157 to read as follows: | |
| 10 | 16 | Sec. 662.157. VETERINARY TECHNICIAN WEEK. The week that | |
| 11 | 17 | includes the third Saturday in October is Veterinary Technician | |
| 12 | 18 | Week in recognition of the critical role veterinary technicians | |
| 13 | 19 | play in the day-to-day functions of veterinary practices and for | |
| 14 | 20 | their vital role in preserving animal health and welfare. | |
| 15 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | |
| 16 | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ | |
| 17 | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House | |
| 18 | - | I certify that H.B. No. 2471 was passed by the House on April | |
| 19 | - | 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 2, 2 present, not | |
| 20 | - | voting. | |
| 21 | - | ______________________________ | |
| 22 | - | Chief Clerk of the House | |
| 23 | - | I certify that H.B. No. 2471 was passed by the Senate on May | |
| 24 | - | 10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | |
| 25 | - | ______________________________ | |
| 26 | - | Secretary of the Senate | |
| 27 | - | APPROVED: _____________________ | |
| 28 | - | Date | |
| 29 | - | _____________________ | |
| 30 | - | Governor | |
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