Bill Text: TX HR317 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 6, 2017, as 9-1-1 Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-02-07 - Reported enrolled [HR317 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR317-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 317

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the National
Emergency Number Association are gathering on February 6, 2017, to
celebrate 9-1-1 Day at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, In 1967, the Federal Communications Commission and
the U.S. Congress, in association with the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, established 9-1-1 as a universal, all-purpose
emergency telephone number, and in February 1968, the first 9-1-1
call was made in Haleyville, Alabama; and
WHEREAS, Public safety telecommunicators are the vital link
between citizens calling for help and the agencies that assist
them, and over the last half century, 9-1-1 has become the
nationally recognized number to call for immediate help from the
police, the fire department, or emergency medical services; and
WHEREAS, Personnel at hundreds of public safety answering
points serve the citizens of the Lone Star State by promptly
responding to emergency calls and by dispatching appropriate
assistance as quickly as possible, and these dedicated
telecommunicators, emergency directors, planning professionals,
and industry service providers are ably represented by the Texas
Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding association is dedicated to
providing excellent service, upholding high standards of training,
and promoting awareness of 9-1-1; it also works to encourage the
integration of the new and emerging technologies that are necessary
to make 9-1-1 an even faster, more accurate, and more reliable
service; and
WHEREAS, When seconds count, Texans turn to 9-1-1, and it is
indeed fitting to take this opportunity to recognize the history
and lifesaving legacy of the 9-1-1 emergency system across the
state and nation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 6, 2017, as 9-1-1 Day at the
State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation from the Texas
Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association sincere best
wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit to Austin.
Metcalf
Straus Goldman Oliverson
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
Alvarado Gooden Parker
Anchia Guerra Paul
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
Bailes Herrero Price
Bell Hinojosa Raney
Bernal Holland Raymond
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
Bohac Hunter Roberts
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
Burrows Kacal Sanford
Button Keough Schaefer
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
Canales King of Parker Schubert
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
Clardy Klick Sheffield
Coleman Koop Shine
Collier Krause Simmons
Cook Kuempel Smithee
Cortez Lambert Springer
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
Craddick Lang Stickland
Cyrier Larson Stucky
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
Darby Leach Thierry
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
Deshotel Martinez Turner
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
Elkins Miller Villalba
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
Fallon Moody Walle
Farrar Morrison White
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
Frank Murphy Workman
Frullo Murr Wray
Geren Neave Wu
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 317 was adopted by the House on February
6, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House