Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4421 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 05/02/2023

                    88R13379 LRM-D
 By: Wilson, Garcia H.B. No. 4421


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to qualifications for and limitations on awarding the
 Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 437.351, Government Code, is amended by
 amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
 follows:
 (d)  The legislature by concurrent resolution may direct the
 governor to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to a service
 member nominated by the nominating committee. The committee chairs
 serving on the nominating committee shall jointly prepare a
 concurrent resolution directing the governor to award the medal to
 a service member nominated. The legislature may direct the medal to
 be awarded only during a regular session and may not, during a
 regular session, direct the medal to be awarded to more than:
 (1)  one service member for service in the state or
 federal military forces during the period beginning after 1835 but
 before September 11, 2001 [1956]; and
 (2)  one service member for service in the state or
 federal military forces on or after September 11, 2001 [1955].
 (e)  Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c), the Texas
 Legislative Medal of Honor shall be awarded to a resident of this
 state who receives the Congressional Medal of Honor. A Texas
 Legislative Medal of Honor awarded under this subsection is not
 included for purposes of determining the number of medals that may
 be awarded under Subsection (d).
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.