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Committee updates date and moves HJR355 condemning communism to calendar
Summary
The committee approved an amendment updating the date on HJR355 and passed the House joint resolution (HJR355) condemning communism and honoring victims; debate included questions about the resolution’s scope but no sustained opposition.
Senator Capote explained HJR355, a House joint resolution that condemns communism and honors victims; the item had passed the House on the consent calendar but required action in the Senate because it had been rolled into the new session. Committee members reviewed and approved an amendment that corrected the date on the resolution from 11/07/2025 to 11/07/2026.
Senator Kyle asked whether curriculum references to historical communist leaders implied current indoctrination in schools; the sponsor said the resolution memorializes victims who died under communist regimes (citing "over 100,000,000 people" in the sponsor’s remarks) and the committee voted the resolution to the calendar after an oral vote on the amendment followed by a roll call.
Why this matters: The item is a formal commemorative statement and carries symbolic weight; committee members used the floor time to ensure the text and effective date are correct before sending it forward.
What’s next: HJR355 was moved to the calendar for further action.
