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MO HB3529

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

David Smith

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates June 28th each year as "Eliot and Muriel Battle Day" in Missouri
  • Eliot Battle was the first Black faculty member at Hickman High School in Columbia
  • Muriel Battle was the first Black principal in the Columbia Public School District
  • The couple worked together to ease racial tensions during the 1960s
  • Two Columbia schools are named in their honor: Eliot Battle Elementary School and Muriel Williams Battle High School

Legislative Description

Designates June 28th each year as Eliot and Muriel Battle day

Last Action

Read Second Time (H)

3/2/2026

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