House File 222 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 222 BY SMITH A BILL FOR An Act to designate December 28 of each year as Iowa Statehood 1 Day. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1857YH (3) 86 ec/sc

H.F. 222 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 1C.17 Iowa Statehood Day. 1 The governor of this state is hereby authorized and 2 requested to issue annually a proclamation designating the 3 twenty-eighth day of December as Iowa Statehood Day and to 4 encourage all governmental entities, civic organizations, 5 schools, and institutions of higher education in the state to 6 observe the day in a manner that celebrates the history of Iowa 7 and Iowa’s entrance into statehood. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill designates December 28 of each year as Iowa 12 Statehood Day. This designation does not make the day a state 13 holiday. 14 -1- LSB 1857YH (3) 86 ec/sc 1/ 1