Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4783 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/15/2023

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                            By: Smith H.B. No. 4783


 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, 2023.