H.B. No. 1057
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 662.080 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.080. 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, 2021.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1057 was passed by the House on April
15, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 2, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1057 was passed by the Senate on May
13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor