Bill Text: TX HB208 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to designating the third Wednesday in October as Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-12 - Effective immediately [HB208 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB208-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 208

AN ACT
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.
______________________________
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.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor