H.B. No. 2248
AN ACT
relating to designating September 30 as Vanessa Guillén 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 662.082 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.082. VANESSA GUILLÉN DAY. (a) September 30 is
Vanessa Guillén Day in memory of the life and tragic death of
Vanessa Guillén and to increase awareness of and the military's
response to missing persons, sexual assault, and sexual harassment
cases for service members.
(b) Vanessa Guillén Day shall be regularly observed by
appropriate programs and activities.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2248 was passed by the House on April
14, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 3, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2248 was passed by the Senate on May
17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor