Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HCR92: Designating the fourth Thursday of March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Status: Signed into law, May 28, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 15, 2025:
89(R) HCR 92 - Enrolled version - Bill Text H.C.R. No. 92 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, One of the most celebrated military units in our nation's history, the Tuskegee Airmen played a crucial role in the Allied victory in World War II and in the advancement of civil rights in the United States; and WHEREAS, Although Black pilots served with French forces during World War I, African Americans were excluded from the U.S. Army Air Corps, even as the nation began preparing for another global conflict in the late 1930s and early 1940s; the NAACP, churches, and newspapers urged an end to this discrimination, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt promised to meet their request during his 1940 campaign; following his victory, he overruled his top generals to order the creation of a separate flight training program for Black aviators in 1941; and WHEREAS, The 99th Pursuit Squadron, later renamed the 99th Fighter Squadron, was activated as the first Black flying unit in March of that year; its base was established at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, one of the nation's foremost African American colleges, which already housed a successful civilian pilot training program and owned a small private airfield; many military leaders of the time considered Black soldiers inferior and expected the initiative to fail, but the staff at Tuskegee Army …
Sponsors
- Nicole Collier (D, HD-095) · primary sponsor
- David Cook (R, HD-096)
- Toni Rose (D, HD-110)
- Mihaela Plesa (D, HD-070)
- Richard Hayes (R, HD-057)
- Royce West (D, SD-023)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : Placed on intent calendar
- : Senate passage reported
- : Vote recorded in Journal
- : Adopted
- : Read 2nd time
Votes
- Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Administration Committee Vote (Out of committee): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#1743 (May 7, 2025): 141 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#1742 (May 7, 2025): 134 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Resolutions--Official Designations--10-Year Significant Dates, TUSKEGEE AIRMEN COMMEMORATION DAY (HR5KS)
Common questions
- What is HCR92?
- HCR92 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Designating the fourth Thursday of March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
- What is the status of HCR92?
- Signed into law as of May 28, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (May 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR92?
- Nicole Collier (D, HD-095), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR92?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HCR00092
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