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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of certain election days as state |
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holidays. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 662.003(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A state holiday includes only the following days: |
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(1) the 19th day of January, "Confederate Heroes Day," |
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in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other Confederate |
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heroes; |
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(2) the second day of March, "Texas Independence Day"; |
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(3) the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day"; |
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(4) the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in Texas," |
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in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865; |
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(5) the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines Johnson |
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Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson; |
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(6) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day; |
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(7) the 24th day of December; [and] |
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(8) the 26th day of December; and |
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(9) every day on which an election, including a |
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primary election, is held throughout the state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 662.021, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.021. DATES OF HOLIDAYS. A legal holiday includes |
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only the following days: |
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(1) a national holiday under Section 662.003(a); and |
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(2) a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1) |
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through (6) or Section 662.003(b)(9). |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |