HF 222 (LSB 1857YH (3) 86)

HOUSE FILE 222

BY  SMITH

A BILL FOR

An Act to designate December 28 of each year as Iowa Statehood Day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

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

   The governor of this state is hereby authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation designating the twenty-eighth day of December as Iowa Statehood 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 celebrates the history of Iowa and Iowa’s entrance into statehood.
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 December 28 of each year as Iowa Statehood Day. This designation does not make the day a state holiday.