Bill Text: TX HB1254 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to designating July 26 as Waxahachie Chautauqua Day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB1254 Detail]

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By: Wray (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) H.B. No. 1254
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017;
May 8, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
Administration; May 23, 2017, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 23, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designating July 26 as Waxahachie Chautauqua 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 662.065 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.065. WAXAHACHIE CHAUTAUQUA DAY. (a) July 26 is
Waxahachie Chautauqua Day in recognition of the Waxahachie
Chautauqua auditorium and to promote the history of Chautauqua, the
role Chautauqua plays in preserving communities, and the
educational and cultural opportunities Chautauqua offers through
community programs.
(b) Waxahachie Chautauqua Day shall be regularly observed
by appropriate programs and activities.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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