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Committee advances bill shifting Music Appreciation Day to March 1
Summary
The committee voted to advance House Bill 1556, which redesignates the state Music Appreciation Day from Sept. 1 to March 1 and encourages local performances at the capitol during the legislative session.
Representative Rai introduced House Bill 1556 to designate a statewide Music Appreciation Day and to move the date from Sept. 1 to March 1 so the observance aligns with the legislative session. “This is gonna be the Music Appreciation Day,” Representative Rai said during the committee presentation.
Rai told the committee the original designation took place in February 2019 under Governor Hudson and had set the date as Sept. 1; sponsors now want March 1 to bring musicians to the capitol during the fiscal and general sessions. “Now we're changing the date to March 1 where our fiscal session and also our general assembly ... will be here to, hear what's gonna go on,” Rai said. The representative said the Secretary of State is involved in the initiative.
Committee members asked no substantive questions and no outside witnesses signed up to speak. The committee moved the bill forward by voice vote; the chair announced the measure passed the committee. There were no amendments or budgetary provisions discussed in the hearing.
