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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 735

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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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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: Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Jacque (R) , Larson (D) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Ringhand (D) , Roth (R)

19 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Bernier (R) , 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) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 12, 2020 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

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

  2. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 30, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 4, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 11, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Mar 4, 2020 · Senate

    Senator Bernier added as a coauthor

  9. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1