88S30499 LRM-D By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 193 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to designating July as American Pride Month. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 662, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 662.117 to read as follows: Sec. 662.117. AMERICAN PRIDE MONTH. (a) July is American Pride Month to celebrate, memorialize, and increase awareness of the monumental achievements of the United States of America and its citizens. (b) American Pride Month may be regularly observed through appropriate activities in public schools and other places to promote interest in and knowledge of American history. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the legislative session.