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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 785

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Relating to: creating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day.

Governor Governor — Legislation by request of Holidays and special dates Minority groups Veteran

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates Hmong-Lao Veterans Day, the purpose of which is to recognize

Southeast Asians, Americans, and their allies who served, suffered, sacrificed, or

died in the Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War in the years 1961 to 1975 in

support of the armed forces of the United States and to recognize May 14, 1975, as

the last day of airlift evacuation of officers and their families from the covert

headquarters in Long Tieng, Laos, to the Nam Phong refugee camp in Thailand. The

bill designates May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and requires the governor to

annually issue a proclamation for the observance of Hmong-Lao Veterans Day.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Billings (D) , Edming (R) , Emerson (D) , Hintz (D) , Katsma (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Kurtz (R) , Murphy (R) , Shankland (D) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

13 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Jacque (R) , Larson (D) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Petryk and Hesselbein , Ringhand (D) , Roth (R) , Subeck and Zamarripa , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Feb 18, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 63–36 Feb 20, 2020 official source full page

Aye · 63

Full history

  1. Jan 22, 2020 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Tusler, Billings, Edming, Emerson, Hintz, Katsma, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Murphy, Shankland, Spiros, Steffen, Thiesfeldt and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Roth, Carpenter, Cowles, Jacque, Larson, Nass, Olsen and Ringhand

  2. Jan 22, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Jan 30, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Representatives Petryk and Hesselbein added as coauthors

  5. Feb 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  8. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:54 AM on 2-20-2020 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 21

  10. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hintz, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Doyle, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Emerson, Fields, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Kolste, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Riemer, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vining, Vruwink and Zamarripa

  11. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  12. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  13. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 63, Noes 36

  14. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Representatives Subeck and Zamarripa added as coauthors

  18. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Feb 21, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Feb 21, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  22. Feb 21, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Mar 4, 2020 · Senate

    Senator Bernier added as a cosponsor

  24. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1