CS/SB 1606 (2021) -  Victims of Communism

General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Rodriguez (CO-SPONSORS) 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: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158) on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/16/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 03/24/21 11:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/19/21 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 1

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 5 Subject: Civic Education Curriculum Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 1553 Subject: Victims of Communism Day Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1450 Subject: Civic Education Curriculum Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/20/2021 12:08:05 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/20/2021 12:02:02 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3/24/2021 6:05:05 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3/23/2021 8:00:09 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/16/2021 12:51:49 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/15/2021 9:07:21 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158) Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/20/2021 - 2:06 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -SJ 472 Time: 04/19/2021 - 6:37 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/14/2021 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 03/29/2021 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Appropriations -SJ 332 Time: 03/29/2021 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Rules Time: 03/29/2021 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 320 Time: 03/25/2021 - 7:10 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/25/2021 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 313 Time: 03/24/2021 - 1:12 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/24/21, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/19/2021 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 03/16/2021 - 1:15 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 247 Time: 03/16/2021 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/16/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/11/2021 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 153 Time: 03/02/2021 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 153 Time: 03/02/2021 - 3:44 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/24/2021 - 11:04 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
683.01 HB 185, CS/SB 490, SB 1116, SB 1302, CS/HB 1553*, HB 6007

(*) Not the latest version