Bill Text: TX HR311 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Supermarket Employee Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [HR311 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR311-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 311 |
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WHEREAS, Supermarket employees fulfill an essential role in | ||
our communities by making sure that fresh, healthy food and other | ||
necessities are available to the public, including during natural | ||
disasters and other emergencies; and | ||
WHEREAS, In Texas, more than 360,000 people are employed in | ||
the food retail sector, which generates over $70 billion in | ||
economic activity each year; due to their role in helping families | ||
put food on the table, supermarkets are cornerstones of their | ||
communities, and their workers represent a vital link in the supply | ||
chain of food and consumer goods; and | ||
WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented | ||
challenges for supermarket employees, who have struggled to keep | ||
grocery shelves stocked while facing the elevated risk of being on | ||
the front lines during this public health emergency; many of these | ||
men and women have gone above and beyond during this difficult time | ||
by not only meeting customers' needs but also by collectively | ||
contributing countless hours of volunteer service to their | ||
communities; and | ||
WHEREAS, The demand for supermarket employees is greater than | ||
ever, and those individuals on whom Texans are relying to perform | ||
this essential service are truly deserving of our praise, | ||
recognition, and support; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 22, 2023, as Supermarket | ||
Employee Day and call on all Texans to join in honoring the | ||
hardworking and dedicated supermarket employees of our state. | ||
Harris of Anderson | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 311 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 22, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||