Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1699 Compare Versions

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11 86R7429 SRA-D
2- By: Oliverson, Miller H.B. No. 1699
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to designating November 7 as Victims of Communism Day.
88 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
99 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
1010 amended by adding Section 662.071 to read as follows:
1111 Sec. 662.071. VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM DAY. (a) November 7 is
1212 Victims of Communism Day in memory of the more than 100 million
1313 people who died and countless others who suffered under communist
1414 regimes.
1515 (b) Victims of Communism Day may be regularly observed by
1616 appropriate ceremonies and activities.
1717 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.