89R8190 CS-D
By: González of Dallas H.B. No. 2693
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designating January 6 as Defenders of the United States
Capitol Recognition Day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 662.090 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.090. DEFENDERS OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL
RECOGNITION DAY. (a) January 6 is Defenders of the United States
Capitol Recognition Day in honor of the individuals who defended
the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, during the violent
insurrection that claimed the lives of five law enforcement
officers and injured over 100 other officers.
(b) Defenders of the United States Capitol Recognition Day
shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies and
activities.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.