87R5830 MWC-D
By: Lopez H.B. No. 1429
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designating the second Monday of October as Indigenous
Peoples' 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 662.085 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.085. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY. (a) The second
Monday of October is Indigenous Peoples' Day in honor of the
indigenous peoples of this state and their histories and cultures.
(b) Indigenous Peoples' Day shall be regularly observed by
appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.