Bill Text: MI SB0119 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Holidays: other; "Blue Star Mothers Day"; designate as February 1. Creates new act.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 12-7)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-21 - Referred To Committee On Families, Seniors And Veterans [SB0119 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SB0119-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 119
February 21, 2019, Introduced by Senators OUTMAN, BULLOCK, HERTEL, WOJNO, HORN, DALEY, BARRETT, HOLLIER, ZORN, RUNESTAD, JOHNSON, THEIS, ANANICH, POLEHANKI, MACGREGOR, CHANG, LUCIDO and SCHMIDT and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors, and Veterans.
A bill to designate February 1 of each year as "Blue Star
Mothers Day".
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that Blue Star Mothers of
America, Inc. is a national organization of mothers whose sons and
daughters serve honorably in the nation's armed forces. Blue Star
Mothers of America, Inc. was founded in Flint, Michigan, in 1942.
The purposes and activities of Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.
include all of the following:
(a) Perpetuating the memory of the men and women who have
served our country as members of the armed forces.
(b) Welcoming home returning veterans.
(c) Visiting wounded veterans in hospitals and rehabilitation
centers.
(d) Assisting in veterans' ceremonies.
(e) Attending patriotic rallies and meetings.
(f) Maintaining true allegiance to the government of the
United States.
(g) Upholding the American institutions of freedom, justice,
and equal rights.
(h) Caring for the unsupported mothers who gave their sons and
daughters to the service of the nation.
(i) Providing moral support for members.
(2) In recognition of the contributions that Blue Star Mothers
of America, Inc. has made to our state and nation, the legislature
declares that February 1 of each year shall be known as "Blue Star
Mothers Day".
Enacting section 1. This act takes effect 90 days after the
date it is enacted into law.
