TITLE: Relating to designating May 24 as Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day.

SUMMARY: Relating to designating May 24 as Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to designating May 24 as Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 662.088 to read as follows: Sec. 662.088. VICTIMS OF THE UVALDE SHOOTING DAY. (a) May 24 is Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day in honor of the children and teachers who were killed in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. (b) Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day is in memory of the following 21 victims: Makenna Lee Elrod, Layla Marie Salazar, Maranda Gail Mathis, Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo, Jose Manuel Flores Jr., Xavier James Lopez, Tess Marie Mata, Rojelio Fernandez Torres, Eliahna "Ellie" Amyah Garcia, Eliahna Cruz Torres, Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, Uziyah Sergio Garcia, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, Jailah Nicole Silguero, Irma Linda Garcia, Eva Mireles, Amerie Jo Garza, Alexandria "Lexi" Aniyah Rubio, and Alithia Haven Ramirez. (c) Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.