HCS HB 736 Riggs, Louis Committee
HCS HB 736 -- HISTORICAL DESIGNATIONS
SPONSOR: Riggs
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass with HCS" by the Special Committee on Tourism by a vote of 8 to 1. Voted "Do Pass" by the Standing Committee on Rules- Administrative Oversight by a vote of 9 to 0.
The following is a summary of the House Committee Substitute for HB 736.
This bill names the following historical designations for each month:
(1) January as Veterans History Month;
(2) February as Black History Month;
(3) March as Women's History Month;
(4) April as Arts History Month;
(5) May as County and Community History Month;
(6) June as Sports History Month;
(7) July as Liberty History Month;
(8) August as Missouri History Month;
(9) September as Humanities History Month;
(10) October as Agriculture History Month;
(11) November as Native American History Month; and
(12) December as Religion History Month.
The following is a summary of the public testimony from the committee hearing. The testimony was based on the introduced version of the bill.
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that this will create a continuous cycle of celebrations in the state of Missouri which will help to increase tourism.
Testifying in person for the bill was Representative Riggs.
OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.