Bill Text: TX HB2166 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to designating March 4 as COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/23 [HB2166 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB2166-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 2166 |
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relating to designating March 4 as COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial | ||
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 662.085 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 662.085. COVID-19 HEROES AND MEMORIAL DAY. (a) March | ||
4 is COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial Day in honor of people who lost | ||
their lives to COVID-19 and in honor of health care workers, first | ||
responders, and other essential workers who kept working during the | ||
COVID-19 pandemic so the public could stay safe. | ||
(b) COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial Day shall be regularly | ||
observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 2166 was passed by the House on May 9, | ||
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 5, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 2166 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |