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AN ACT
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relating to designating the third Wednesday in October as Breast |
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Reconstruction Awareness Day. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 662.065 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.065. BREAST RECONSTRUCTION AWARENESS DAY. (a) |
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The third Wednesday in October of each year is Breast |
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Reconstruction Awareness Day to promote education, awareness, and |
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access for women considering postmastectomy breast reconstruction. |
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(b) Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day shall be regularly |
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observed by appropriate programs and activities. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 208 was passed by the House on April |
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20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 208 on May 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 3, 2 |
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present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 208 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |