HF 221 (LSB 1862YH (2) 86)

HOUSE FILE 221

BY  SMITH

A BILL FOR

An Act to designate March 5 of each year as Iowa Constitution Day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  1C.17  Iowa Constitution Day.

   The governor of this state is hereby authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation designating the fifth day of March as “Iowa Constitution Day” and to encourage all governmental entities, civic organizations, schools, and institutions of higher education in the state to observe the day in a manner that emphasizes the meaning and importance of the Iowa Constitution and to encourage reading and studying the Iowa Constitution on or about that date.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill designates March 5 of each year as Iowa Constitution Day. This designation does not make the day a state holiday.