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1		-	S.B. No. 793
	1	+	By: Campbell S.B. No. 793
	2	+	(King of Parker)
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	5	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	6		AN ACT
5	7		relating to a ribbon for certain service members of the military who
6	8		served in support of operations to secure this state's
7	9		international border.
8	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	11		SECTION 1. Section 437.355(a), Government Code, is amended
10	12		to read as follows:
11	13		(a) The governor or adjutant general, if delegated the
12	14		authority, may adopt policies and regulations relating to awarding:
13	15		(1) the Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be
14	16		awarded to a service member who:
15	17		(A) after September 11, 2001:
16	18		(i) was inducted into federal service from
17	19		the Texas National Guard; and
18	20		(ii) meets the criteria for an award of the
19	21		federal Purple Heart Medal; or
20	22		(B) was wounded or killed at Fort Hood on
21	23		November 5, 2009;
22	24		(2) the Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
23	25		awarded to:
24	26		(A) a service member of the Texas military forces
25	27		who has:
26	28		(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
27	29		state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
28	30		(ii) continually demonstrated superior
29	31		performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
30	32		demanding responsibility; or
31	33		(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
32	34		service to the Texas military forces;
33	35		(3) the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, which
34	36		shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this state,
35	37		another state, or the United States for exceptionally outstanding
36	38		achievement or service to this state in performance of a duty of
37	39		great responsibility while serving with the Texas military forces
38	40		for whom the department receives a letter of recommendation for
39	41		award of the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal that:
40	42		(A) gives an account of the exceptional
41	43		achievement or service; and
42	44		(B) includes facts and photographs, and extracts
43	45		from official documents to support and amplify the facts;
44	46		(4) the Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which shall
45	47		be awarded to a service member of the military forces of this state,
46	48		another state, or the United States who has performed service,
47	49		either individually or as a member of a crew, in a superior and
48	50		clearly outstanding manner;
49	51		(5) the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall
50	52		be awarded to a service member who:
51	53		(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
52	54		federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
53	55		(B) is a member of the Texas military forces; and
54	56		(C) while serving on state active duty or active
55	57		duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32, United
56	58		States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
57	59		mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
58	60		or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
59	61		(6) the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which
60	62		shall be awarded to a service member of the Texas military forces
61	63		who served:
62	64		(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
63	65		(B) on state active duty or active duty under
64	66		state authority in accordance with Title 32, United States Code;
65	67		and
66	68		(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
67	69		mission in the state under civilian authority;
68	70		(7) the Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded
69	71		to a service member who was inducted into federal service from the
70	72		Texas military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or
71	73		after June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
72	74		(8) the Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
73	75		awarded to a service member of the Texas National Guard who served,
74	76		after September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by
75	77		the United States secretary of defense;
76	78		(9) the Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
77	79		awarded to a member of the Texas military forces who has completed
78	80		five years of honorable service during which the service member has
79	81		shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
80	82		this state;
81	83		(10) the Texas Medal of Merit, which shall be awarded
82	84		to a member of the military forces of this state, another state, or
83	85		the United States who performs outstanding service or attains
84	86		extraordinary achievement, either individually or as a member of a
85	87		crew, in behalf of the state or United States;
86	88		(11) the Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall
87	89		be awarded to a service member who completes three consecutive
88	90		years of honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the
89	91		service member has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and
90	92		great loyalty to this state;
91	93		(12) the Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign
92	94		Medal, which shall be awarded to a service member who was inducted
93	95		into federal service from the Texas National Guard after August 1,
94	96		1990, in support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert
95	97		Storm, without regard to the place that the service member was
96	98		deployed while serving on active federal military duty;
97	99		(13) the Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
98	100		awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
99	101		from the Texas National Guard, without regard to the place that the
100	102		service member was deployed while serving on active federal
101	103		military duty, after:
102	104		(A) March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
103	105		Freedom; or
104	106		(B) August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
105	107		Dawn;
106	108		(14) the Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall
107	109		be awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
108	110		from the Texas National Guard after October 6, 2001, in support of
109	111		Operation Enduring Freedom, without regard to the place that the
110	112		service member was deployed while serving on active federal
111	113		military duty; [and]
112	114		(15) the Cold War Medal, which, subject to Subsection
113	115		(c), shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this
114	116		state or the United States who:
115	117		(A) served between September 2, 1945, and
116	118		December 26, 1991; and
117	119		(B) was a resident of this state at the time the
118	120		service member entered military service; and
119	121		(16) the Texas Border Security and Support Service
120	122		Ribbon, which shall be awarded to a service member of the military
121	123		forces of this state, another state, or the United States who
122	124		served:
123	125		(A) on or after July 28, 2014;
124	126		(B) on state active duty or active duty under
125	127		state authority in accordance with Title 32, United States Code,
126	128		for at least 90 consecutive days, or in response to an emergency
127	129		activation; and
128	130		(C) honorably in support of operations under
129	131		civilian authority to secure this state's international border.
130	132		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
131		-	______________________________ ______________________________
132		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
133		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 793 passed the Senate on
134		-	April 14, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
135		-	______________________________
136		-	Secretary of the Senate
137		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 793 passed the House on
138		-	May 25, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, one
139		-	present not voting.
140		-	______________________________
141		-	Chief Clerk of the House
142		-	Approved:
143		-	______________________________
144		-	Date
145		-	______________________________
146		-	Governor