S.B. No. 1676         AN ACT   relating to the veterans county service office.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 434.032(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  In a county with a population of 200,000 or more, the   commissioners court shall maintain a veterans county service   office. The office must [be]:                (1)  be separate and distinct from other county   offices; [and]                (2)  be staffed by at least one full-time employee; and                (3)  report directly to the commissioners court.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1676 passed the Senate on   May 3, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1676 passed the House on   May 24, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor