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Texas Senate Bill SR205

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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 205
2- WHEREAS, Supermarket employees fulfill an essential role
3- in our communities by making sure that fresh, healthy food and
4- other necessities are available to the public, including during
5- natural disasters and other emergencies; and
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2+ By: Hughes S.R. No. 205
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5+ R E S O L U T I O N
6+ WHEREAS, Supermarket employees fulfill an essential role in
7+ our communities by making sure that fresh, healthy food and other
8+ necessities are available to the public, including during natural
9+ disasters and other emergencies; and
610 WHEREAS, In Texas, more than 360,000 people are employed in
711 the food retail sector, which generates over $70 billion in
8- economic activity each year; due to their role in helping
9- families put food on the table, supermarkets are cornerstones of
10- their communities, and their workers represent a vital link in
11- the supply chain of food and consumer goods; and
12+ economic activity each year; due to their role in helping families
13+ put food on the table, supermarkets are cornerstones of their
14+ communities, and their workers represent a vital link in the supply
15+ chain of food and consumer goods; and
1216 WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented
1317 challenges for supermarket employees, who have struggled to keep
14- grocery shelves stocked while facing the elevated risk of being
15- on the front lines during this public health emergency; many of
16- these men and women have gone above and beyond during this
17- difficult time by not only meeting customers' needs but also by
18- collectively contributing countless hours of volunteer service
19- to their communities; and
20- WHEREAS, The demand for supermarket employees is greater
21- than ever, and those individuals on whom Texans are relying to
22- perform this essential service are truly deserving of our praise,
18+ grocery shelves stocked while facing the elevated risk of being on
19+ the front lines during this public health emergency; many of these
20+ men and women have gone above and beyond during this difficult time
21+ by not only meeting customers' needs but also by collectively
22+ contributing countless hours of volunteer service to their
23+ communities; and
24+ WHEREAS, The demand for supermarket employees is greater than
25+ ever, and those individuals on whom Texans are relying to perform
26+ this essential service are truly deserving of our praise,
2327 recognition, and support; now, therefore, be it
24- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
25- Legislature, hereby recognize February 22, 2023, as Supermarket
26- Employee Day and call on all Texans to join in honoring the
27- hardworking and dedicated supermarket employees of our state.
28- Hughes
29- ________________________________
30- President of the Senate
31- I hereby certify that the
32- above Resolution was adopted by
33- the Senate on February 22, 2023.
34- ________________________________
35- Secretary of the Senate
36- ________________________________
37- Member, Texas Senate
28+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
29+ hereby recognize February 22, 2023, as Supermarket Employee Day and
30+ call on all Texans to join in honoring the hardworking and dedicated
31+ supermarket employees of our state.