Bill Text: TX HCR86 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating May as Fallen First Responder Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2017.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Signed by the Governor [HCR86 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR86-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 86 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Texans owe an immense debt of gratitude to the law | ||
| enforcement, firefighting, and emergency medical service personnel | ||
| who willingly place themselves in harm's way to protect the public; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the course of fulfilling their oath of service, | ||
| first responders are routinely called on to take courageous action | ||
| in perilous circumstances, and since 2000, more than 300 of these | ||
| dedicated professionals have been killed in the line of duty in | ||
| Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The tragic loss of these brave public servants has a | ||
| profound and far-reaching effect on their loved ones and | ||
| colleagues; in an attempt to offer assistance and comfort to these | ||
| individuals, the Texas Line of Duty Death Task Force was founded in | ||
| 2001; the organization dispatches response teams to aid families | ||
| and emergency service departments in the wake of a first responder | ||
| death, and it has also worked to focus attention on the subject; | ||
| toward that end, the group observed the inaugural Fallen First | ||
| Responder Awareness Month in May 2016; the event not only pays | ||
| tribute to first responders who have been killed but also | ||
| highlights the ongoing need to offer individualized support | ||
| services for those coping with such a loss; and | ||
| WHEREAS, First responders render invaluable service to the | ||
| residents of the Lone Star State, and it is indeed fitting to honor | ||
| the valor and selflessness of these men and women and to remember | ||
| those who have made the ultimate sacrifice while working to | ||
| safeguard their fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate May as Fallen First Responder Awareness Month; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally | ||
| passed by the legislature. | ||
| Gonzales of Williamson | ||
| Farrar | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 86 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 27, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 86 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
