CS/HB 1553 (2021) -  Victims of Communism Day

General Bill by Government Operations Subcommittee and Borrero and Fischer (CO-SPONSORS) Barnaby; Beltran; Botana; Bush; Byrd; Chambliss; Drake; Fabricio; Fernandez-Barquin; Fetterhoff; Harding; LaMarca; Maggard; McCurdy; Rizo; Sabatini; Salzman; Zika
Victims of Communism Day: Requires Governor to proclaim November 7 of each year as "Victims of Communism Day"; requires day to be observed in public schools; requires certain high school students to receive specified instruction.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: Died in returning Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158) on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 5 Subject: Civic Education Curriculum Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1450 Subject: Civic Education Curriculum Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1606 Subject: Victims of Communism Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Education & Employment Committee 3/29/2021 3:22:32 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Education & Employment Committee 3/25/2021 5:40:02 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee 3/18/2021 7:36:33 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee 3/15/2021 8:00:17 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/14/2021 02:38 PM   Yeas: 116 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 101] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/21/2021 01:04 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 41] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in returning Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158) Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/21/2021 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 551 Time: 04/21/2021 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 551 Time: 04/21/2021 - 1:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (133526) -SJ 551 Time: 04/21/2021 - 1:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 550 Time: 04/21/2021 - 1:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted for CS/SB 490 -SJ 550 Time: 04/21/2021 - 1:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/21/2021 - 1:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 550 Time: 04/21/2021 - 1:01 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Received -SJ 504 Time: 04/20/2021 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Appropriations -SJ 504 Time: 04/19/2021 - 9:39 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/15/2021 - 7:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/15/2021 - 7:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 Time: 04/14/2021 - 2:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/14/2021 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/13/2021 - 8:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/13/2021 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/13/2021 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021) Time: 04/08/2021 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/29/2021 - 3:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 03/29/2021 - 3:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Education & Employment Committee Time: 03/29/2021 - 3:23 PM Member: Committee: Education & Employment Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Education & Employment Committee Time: 03/29/2021 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Education & Employment Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda Time: 03/25/2021 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Education & Employment Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Education & Employment Committee Time: 03/22/2021 - 10:11 PM Member: Committee: Education & Employment Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Education & Employment Committee Time: 03/22/2021 - 10:11 PM Member: Committee: Education & Employment Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/22/2021 - 5:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/19/2021 - 8:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 03/19/2021 - 8:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 03/18/2021 - 7:37 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 03/17/2021 - 3:39 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H PCS added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/15/2021 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2021 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Rules Committee Time: 03/05/2021 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Rules Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 03/05/2021 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2021 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/01/2021 - 3:50 PM Member: Borrero Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

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