| 1 | 1 | | By: West, et al. S.B. No. 553 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (Cole, González of Dallas) |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to dedication ceremonies for new state buildings. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended by adding Section 2166.0611 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 2166.0611. BUILDING DEDICATION CEREMONY. (a) The |
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| 12 | 12 | | commission may hold a ceremony to dedicate a new state building. |
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| 13 | 13 | | (b) Subject to Subsection (c), the commission may use |
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| 14 | 14 | | available appropriated money or donated money to pay for the |
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| 15 | 15 | | ceremony. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (c) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may use |
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| 17 | 17 | | not more than $10,000 of appropriated money to purchase food, |
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| 18 | 18 | | nonalcoholic beverages, flowers, decorations, and other items |
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| 19 | 19 | | appropriate for the ceremony that the commission would otherwise be |
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| 20 | 20 | | prohibited from purchasing. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (d) The commission may accept gifts, grants, or donations |
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| 22 | 22 | | from any source for the purposes of this section. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (e) This section does not authorize the commission to |
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| 24 | 24 | | purchase alcoholic beverages. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 26 | 26 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 27 | 27 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 28 | 28 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 29 | 29 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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