Bill Text: TX SR205 | 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 [SR205 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR205-Enrolled.html
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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 Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
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. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 22, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |