Bill Text: TX SR277 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 2021 as Alcohol Responsibility Month.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-20 - Reported enrolled [SR277 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR277-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Each year, drunk driving-related vehicle crashes | ||
| claim the lives of more than 10,000 Americans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2019, over 1,300 drunk driving fatalities were | ||
| reported in the state of Texas, a rate higher than the national | ||
| average; from 2003 to 2012, more than 13,000 people lost their | ||
| lives on Texas roads as a result of alcohol-involved traffic | ||
| accidents; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although drunk driving continues to jeopardize | ||
| the safety of our roadways, recent surveys and statistics have | ||
| indicated several positive trends; since 1982, drunk driving | ||
| fatalities in the United States have decreased by 52 percent, and | ||
| in Texas, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among people under | ||
| the age of 21 have dropped by 15 percent over the last 10 years; | ||
| underage drinking in Texas has also declined by a rate of 36 | ||
| percent since 2008, with 17 percent of individuals between the | ||
| ages of 12 and 20 reporting alcohol use in the past month; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The State of Texas has worked with groups like | ||
| Responsibility.org to discourage impaired driving by increasing | ||
| the use of DWI courts, law enforcement training, No Refusal | ||
| campaigns, ignition interlock devices, and other lifesaving | ||
| countermeasures; research has also shown that parents can help | ||
| prevent future underage drinking and alcohol abuse by having | ||
| ongoing conversations about alcohol with their children, and | ||
| this month, state attorneys general and the Texas Alcoholic | ||
| Beverage Commission are launching campaigns aimed at preventing | ||
| and curbing underage drinking; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For many years, the month of April has been | ||
| dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of alcohol | ||
| abuse, and by joining in the observance of Alcohol Responsibility | ||
| Month, Texans can do their part to prevent the tragic | ||
| consequences associated with drunk driving and underage | ||
| drinking; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize April 2021 as Alcohol | ||
| Responsibility Month and encourage all Texans to make safe and | ||
| responsible choices. | ||
| Hancock | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 20, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
