CS/HB 1553: Victims of Communism Day
GENERAL BILL by Government Operations Subcommittee ; Borrero ; Fischer ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) 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 Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in returning Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in returning Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/1/2021 House • Filed
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2021 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Referred to Rules Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
3/15/2021 House • PCS added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
3/17/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee
3/18/2021 House • Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
3/19/2021 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/22/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Original reference removed: State Affairs Committee
• Original reference removed: Rules Committee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
3/25/2021 House • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
3/29/2021 House • Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/8/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
4/13/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/14/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
4/15/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/15/2021 Senate • In Messages
4/19/2021 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 504
4/20/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 504
4/21/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 550
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 490 -SJ 550
• Read 2nd time -SJ 550
• Amendment(s) adopted (133526) -SJ 551
• Read 3rd time -SJ 551
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 551
4/21/2021 House • In Messages
4/30/2021 House • Died in returning Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158)
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CS/HB 1553, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/19/2021 at 8:09 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Education and Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2021 (pdf)
Related Bills (4)
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 
S 490 (c1) Juneteenth Day Bracy Compare Last Action: 4/21/2021 S Laid on Table -SJ 550
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
S 1606 (c1) Victims of Communism Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158)
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 133526 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Bracy 4/21/2021
11:14 AMSenate: Adopted
4/21/2021Web Page
PDFFloor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/14/2021 2:38 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/21/2021 1:04 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 683.334 Page 2 (pdf) -
HB 1553, Original Filed Version Posted 3/1/2021 at 3:50 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2021 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1606 Victims of Communism Rodriguez Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5 (Ch. 2021-158)
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 683.01 Legal holidays. Page 2 (pdf)