TITLE: Relating to the designation of January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

SUMMARY: Relating to the designation of January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the designation of January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 662.079 to read as follows: Sec. 662.079. INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY. (a) January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day to commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and to honor the millions of victims of the Holocaust. (b) International Holocaust Remembrance Day may be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.