Bill Text: TX HB208 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to designating the third Wednesday in October as Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-12 - Effective immediately [HB208 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB208-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 208 |
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relating to designating the third Wednesday in October as Breast | ||
Reconstruction Awareness 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 662.065 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 662.065. BREAST RECONSTRUCTION AWARENESS DAY. (a) | ||
The third Wednesday in October of each year is Breast | ||
Reconstruction Awareness Day to promote education, awareness, and | ||
access for women considering postmastectomy breast reconstruction. | ||
(b) Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day shall be regularly | ||
observed by appropriate programs and activities. | ||
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, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 208 was passed by the House on April | ||
20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 2, 2 present, not | ||
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. | ||
No. 208 on May 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 3, 2 | ||
present, not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 208 was passed by the Senate, with | ||
amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays | ||
0. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |