HB 281-WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERANS DAY                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
10:15:32 AM                                                                                                                   
CHAIR  WIELECHOWSKI  announced  that  the next  bill  before  the                                                               
committee  would be  HB 281,  which would  declare March  30 each                                                               
year as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
AARON SCHROEDER,  staff to Representative Bill  Thomas, explained                                                               
HB 281 on behalf of the sponsor. He noted a new CS, version I.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  WIELECHOWSKI pointed  out that  the committee  members had                                                               
version M of HB 281.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MR. SCHROEDER related that the proposed CS, version I, would                                                                    
change the date to March 29 and deleting "Welcome Home" in the                                                                  
title.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI noted the same change would be in lines 4 and                                                                
5.                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MR. SCHROEDER agreed.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked if there was a reason for the changes.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
MR. SCHROEDER reported that during research on the bill, it was                                                                 
determined that a similar federal resolution and a presidential                                                                 
proclamation used the March 29 date.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI closed public testimony and held HB 281 in                                                                   
committee.