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| 5 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 9 | | relating to the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag by a |
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| 8 | 10 | | governmental agency. |
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| 9 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 2158, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 13 | | adding Subchapter I to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 14 | | SUBCHAPTER I. PURCHASE OF UNITED STATES FLAG OR STATE FLAG |
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| 13 | 15 | | Sec. 2158.501. FLAG PROCUREMENT BY STATE AGENCY. (a) In |
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| 14 | 16 | | this subchapter, "state agency" means: |
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| 15 | 17 | | (1) a department, commission, board, office, or other |
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| 16 | 18 | | agency in the executive branch created by the constitution or a |
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| 17 | 19 | | statute of this state; |
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| 18 | 20 | | (2) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, |
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| 19 | 21 | | a court of appeals, or the Texas Judicial Council; or |
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| 20 | 22 | | (3) a university system or an institution of higher |
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| 21 | 23 | | education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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| 22 | 24 | | (b) For each United States flag or Texas state flag |
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| 23 | 25 | | purchased by a state agency, the agency must: |
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| 24 | 26 | | (1) give first preference to flags manufactured in |
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| 25 | 27 | | this state using materials grown, produced, or manufactured in this |
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| 26 | 28 | | state to the extent reasonable and practicable; and |
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| 27 | 29 | | (2) give second preference to flags manufactured in |
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| 28 | 30 | | this state or the United States using materials grown, produced, or |
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| 29 | 31 | | manufactured in the United States. |
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| 30 | 32 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 271, Local Government |
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| 31 | 33 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 271.909 to read as follows: |
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| 32 | 34 | | Sec. 271.909. FLAG PROCUREMENT BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. (a) |
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| 33 | 35 | | In this section, "governmental agency" has the meaning assigned by |
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| 34 | 36 | | Section 271.003. |
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| 35 | 37 | | (b) For each United States flag or Texas state flag |
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| 36 | 38 | | purchased by a governmental agency, the agency must: |
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| 37 | 39 | | (1) give first preference to flags manufactured in |
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| 38 | 40 | | this state using materials grown, produced, or manufactured in this |
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| 39 | 41 | | state to the extent reasonable and practicable; and |
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| 40 | 42 | | (2) give second preference to flags manufactured in |
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| 41 | 43 | | this state or the United States using materials grown, produced, or |
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| 42 | 44 | | manufactured in the United States. |
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| 43 | 45 | | SECTION 3. Section 2158.501, Government Code, and Section |
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| 44 | 46 | | 271.909, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, apply only to |
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| 45 | 47 | | the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag made or a |
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| 46 | 48 | | contract for the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag |
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| 47 | 49 | | entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 48 | 50 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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