Bill Title: Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the Governor shall annually designate by official proclamation the third Friday of September in each year as POW/MIA Recognition Day (rather than the third Friday of September in each year is designated as POW/MIA Recognition Day) to be observed in honor and remembrance of the men and women who, as POWs, have suffered captivity in foreign countries while in active service with the United States armed forces or who, as MIAs, have been recognized as missing in action in a time of war or during a period of hostilities (rather than who were recognized as POWs or MIAs in a time of war or during a period of hostilities). Provides that the Governor shall request, in the Governor's annual designation by official proclamation, that some portion of the third Friday of September be used for solemn contemplation on the plight of members of the United States armed forces who have been held prisoners of war and members of the United States armed forces who have been missing in action and the resolve of families and friends who continue to seek the fullest possible accounting for missing loved ones. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-15 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas [HB5910 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Wayne Rosenthal [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-108	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jason Bunting [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-106	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Dennis Tipsword [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-105	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Travis Weaver [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-093	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mike Coffey [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-095	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Kevin Schmidt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-114	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Jackie Haas [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-079	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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