Bill Text: TX SB961 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the designation of February 19 as Iwo Jima Day.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-16 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB961 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB961-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 961 | ||
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| relating to the designation of February 19 as Iwo Jima 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 662.062 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 662.062. IWO JIMA DAY. (a) February 19 is Iwo Jima | ||
| Day in memory of the heroism and courage of the men and women of the | ||
| armed forces of the United States who participated in the | ||
| successful capture of the island of Iwo Jima beginning February 19, | ||
| 1945. | ||
| (b) Iwo Jima Day may be regularly observed through | ||
| appropriate activities in public schools and other places. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 961 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 961 passed the House on | ||
| May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
