By: Smith H.B. No. 4318
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to amending the pledge of allegiance to the state flag.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sec. 3100.101, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 3100.101. PLEDGE. The pledge of allegiance to the
state flag is: "Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee,
Texas, one sovereign state under God, one and indivisible."
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, 2021.