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HB 959: Honor and Remember Flag

GENERAL BILL by Mariano ; Burgess ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo ; Albritton ; Baez ; Cortes, B. ; Drake ; Fischer ; Grant, J. ; Leek ; Mercado ; Plakon ; Ponder ; Renner

Honor and Remember Flag; Designates Honor & Remember flag as state emblem; authorizes display of flag at specified locations, on specified days, & in specified manner; requires flags to be manufactured in U.S.; provides for adoption of certain regulations & for procurement & distribution of flags.

Effective Date: 1/1/2018
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/23/2017 House • Filed
    3/1/2017 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 105
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 105
    3/13/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/15/17, 8:00 am, 12 HOB
    3/15/2017 House • Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 372
    • Now in Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 372
    3/24/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/28/17, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/28/2017 House • Favorable by Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 465
    • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 465
    4/17/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 04/19/17, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    4/19/2017 House • Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 746
    4/24/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/17
    4/27/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 913
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/28/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 957
    • Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 957
    4/28/2017 Senate • In Messages
    4/29/2017 Senate • Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 609
    5/1/2017 Senate • Received -SJ 609
    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

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  • HB 959, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/23/2017 at 9:46 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2017 (pdf)
    Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2017 (pdf)
    Government Accountability Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/19/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1166 Honor and Remember Flag Lee Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Rules

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2017 10:36 AM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    256.16 Page 1 (pdf)

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