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CS/SB 1606: Victims of Communism

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Rodriguez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia ; Hutson ; Rodrigues

Victims of Communism; Establishing November 7 as the Victims of Communism legal holiday; requiring the Legislature to annually observe a moment of silence in observance of the victims of communism; requiring high school students in a United States Government course to receive certain instruction on “Victims of Communism Day”, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/24/2021 Senate • Filed
    3/2/2021 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 153
    • Introduced -SJ 153
    3/11/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/16/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    3/16/2021 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 247
    • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    3/19/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/24/21, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    3/24/2021 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 313
    3/25/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 320
    3/29/2021 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Rules
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations -SJ 332
    • Now in Appropriations
    4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/19/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -SJ 472
    4/20/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158)

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  • CS/SB 1606, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/25/2021 at 8:33 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/20/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5 (er) Civic Education Curriculum Zika Compare Last Action: 6/23/2021 Chapter No. 2021-158 Track This Bill
    H 1553 (c1) Victims of Communism Day Borrero, Fischer Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in returning Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158) Track This Bill
    S 1450 Civic Education Curriculum Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158) -SJ 708 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/19/2021 10:00 AM Appropriations 17 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    683.01 Legal holidays. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 1606, Original Filed Version Posted 2/24/2021 at 11:03 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2021 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2021 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/23/2021 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1553 (c1) Victims of Communism Day Borrero, Fischer Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in returning Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    260444 - Amendment
    Between lines 50 and 51 insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Rodriguez)     		3/22/2021
    6:21 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/24/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/16/2021 9:00 AM Community Affairs 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/24/2021 11:30 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    683.01 Legal holidays. Page 2 (pdf)

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