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NC S160

Bill

Status

Passed

6/24/2016

Primary Sponsor

Michael Lee

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 Session

AI Summary

  • Adopts the Veterans Day Parade held annually in the Town of Warsaw as the official State Veterans Day Parade of North Carolina.

  • Recognizes that Warsaw has held the oldest continuously held Veterans Day Parade in the United States, beginning in 1921.

  • Acknowledges North Carolina's military heritage, including major installations such as Fort Bragg, Camp Lejeune, and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, and the state's 775,000 veterans.

  • Honors Warsaw residents who died in military service, specifically naming five soldiers killed during the Vietnam War.

  • Effective upon becoming law; ratified June 15, 2016 and approved June 24, 2016.

Legislative Description

Official State Veterans Day Parade

Last Action

Ch. SL 2016-33

6/24/2016

Committee Referrals

Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House6/1/2016
Transportation7/16/2015
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House5/21/2015
Finance4/1/2015
Appropriations/Base Budget3/30/2015
Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources3/18/2015
Rules and Operations of the Senate3/4/2015

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