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PROCLAMATION
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TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 14, of the Texas Constitution, I, Rick Perry, Govcrnor of
Texas, do hereby disapprove of and veto House Bill No. 59 as passed by the Seventy-
Eighth Texas Legislature, Regular Session, because of the following objections:
House Bill No. 59 must be vetoed to avoid confusion for law enforcement,
prosecutors, and courts. House Bill No. 2096, which I signed, creates a
new chapter in the Penal Code regarding trafficking of pers ons.
Therefore, the similar but not identical provisions in House Bill No. 59 are
unnecessary.
Since the Legislature by its adjournment has prevented the return of this bill, I am filing
these objections in the office of the Secretary of State and giving notice thereof by this
public proclamation according to the aforementioned constitutional provision.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I lave
signed my name officially and cised
the Seal of the State to be affixed hereto
at Austin, this 20th day of June, 2001.
RICK PERRY
Governor of Texas
rI~LED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE
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JUN 20 .2003
ATT STED BY:
ThW SHEA
Secretary of State