| 3 | 2 | | *JLL236* 02/21/2025 11:30:46 AM JLL236 |
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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1556 3 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Representative Rye 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | By: Senator D. Wallace 6 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND ARKANSAS MUSIC APPRECIATION DAY; TO 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | CHANGE THE DATE ON WHICH ARKANSAS MUSIC APPRECIATION 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | DAY IS CELEBRATED; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11 |
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| 17 | 16 | | Subtitle 14 |
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| 18 | 17 | | TO AMEND ARKANSAS MUSIC APPRECIATION 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | DAY; AND TO CHANGE THE DATE ON WHICH 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | ARKANSAS MUSIC APPRECIATION DAY IS 17 |
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| 21 | 20 | | CELEBRATED. 18 |
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| 23 | 22 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20 |
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| 25 | 24 | | SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. Legislative findings. 22 |
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| 26 | 25 | | The General Assembly finds that: 23 |
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| 27 | 26 | | (1) Arkansas musicians are important to the cultural history of 24 |
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| 28 | 27 | | the state; 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | (2) Arkansas musicians have made and continue to make important 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | contributions to music in this state and beyond and deserve recognition; and 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | (3) Arkansas Music Appreciation Day should be celebrated in the 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | state by encouraging Arkansas musicians to come to the State Capitol Building 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | each March 1 to increase public appreciation of Arkansas's contributions to 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | music by playing music in the State Capitol Building rotunda. 31 |
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| 36 | 35 | | SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 1 -5-117(b), concerning Arkansas Music 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | Appreciation Day, is amended to read as follows: 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | (b) September March 1 of each year shall be known as “Arkansas Music 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | Appreciation Day” to honor the contributions of Arkansas musicians. 36 HB1556 |
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| 43 | 42 | | SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 1 -5-117(d), concerning Arkansas Music 2 |
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| 44 | 43 | | Appreciation Day, is amended to read as follows: 3 |
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| 45 | 44 | | (d) Each year before September March 1, the Governor shall issue a 4 |
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| 46 | 45 | | proclamation proclaiming September March 1 as Arkansas Music Appreciation Day 5 |
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| 47 | 46 | | and in the proclamation shall: 6 |
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| 48 | 47 | | (1) Comment on the significance of the contributions that 7 |
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| 49 | 48 | | Arkansas musicians have made to the nation's music; and 8 |
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| 50 | 49 | | (2) Call upon the citizens of the state to observe Arkansas 9 |
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| 51 | 50 | | Music Appreciation Day. 10 |
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