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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a public duty justification for conduct of a service |
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member of the Texas military forces. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 437, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 437.2235 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 437.2235. PUBLIC DUTY JUSTIFICATION. Section 9.21, |
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Penal Code, applies to conduct of a service member of the Texas |
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military forces ordered into service of this state by proper |
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authority that is performed in the service member's official |
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capacity. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2015. |