HCS HB 128 & 340 -- HOLIDAYS (Cunningham)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN:  Committee on Tourism

This substitute requires state agencies, public schools, public
colleges, and political subdivisions to use the traditional names
of holidays for any holiday which they observe or recognize.
This includes the traditional holiday names of "New Year's Day,"
"Martin Luther King, Jr. Day," "Lincoln's Birthday,"
"Washington's Birthday," "Easter," "Truman Day," "Memorial Day,"
"Fourth of July" or "Independence Day," "Labor Day," "Columbus
Day," "Veterans Day," "Thanksgiving Day," "Hanukkah,"
"Christmas," and "Kwanzaa."

The substitute also designates December 25 of each year to be
known as Christmas.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2010, FY 2011, and
FY 2012.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:24 am