86R7429 SRA-D By: Oliverson, Miller H.B. No. 1699 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to designating November 7 as Victims of Communism 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 662.071 to read as follows: Sec. 662.071. VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM DAY. (a) November 7 is Victims of Communism Day in memory of the more than 100 million people who died and countless others who suffered under communist regimes. (b) Victims of Communism Day may be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.