2025 · Regular session · House bill
HB2703
HB2703 designates July as American Patriotism Month in Texas.
Official caption: Relating to designating July as American Patriotism Month.
Official report lists House author(s): Raymond, Bell, Cecil, Hunter, Hinojosa, Bryant. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.
Bill explanation published · Version and amendment review scope is stated below · Individual amendment records may not be separately annotated.
Bill highlights
Selected points from the published explanation. Follow each point to its source-linked context; conditions and limits may matter.
- HB2703 designates July as American Patriotism Month in Texas.
- The observance celebrates the United States and its founding values and recognizes five groups or experiences: people who fought for self-government in the War of Independence and those who volunteered in later conflicts; the founders and Constitution's framers; moon-walking astronauts and their supporters; civil-rights leaders and activists who risked their lives for equal rights; and the resilience, patriotism and unity shown after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- The law says the month shall be regularly observed through appropriate ceremonies and activities that help citizens develop national pride and identity.
What does it do?
HB2703 designates July as American Patriotism Month in Texas. It took effect May 28, 2025, when the governor signed it. Final law
The observance celebrates the United States and its founding values and recognizes five groups or experiences: people who fought for self-government in the War of Independence and those who volunteered in later conflicts; the founders and Constitution’s framers; moon-walking astronauts and their supporters; civil-rights leaders and activists who risked their lives for equal rights; and the resilience, patriotism and unity shown after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
The law says the month shall be regularly observed through appropriate ceremonies and activities that help citizens develop national pride and identity. It does not prescribe a particular event, require individual participation, establish a new paid day off, order schools or businesses to close, or provide a grant program. This is a commemorative designation, not a month-long public holiday.
What changed along the way?
The official history, five text versions, and amendment index show no amendments and no substantive revision from the filed bill to the enrolled law. All five recognitions were in the original proposal.
The House passed it 148–0, with two present but not voting, and the Senate passed it 31–0. Those votes satisfied the immediate-effect provision; September 1 was only the fallback date, not the actual effective date.
For the full amendment record, open the official amendment index.
Official bill versions
Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.
Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?
Communities, educators, veterans’ organizations and civic groups can use the designation for voluntary commemorative or educational events. The law itself does not fund those events or guarantee any measurable economic benefit.
The May 9 fiscal note expects no significant state or local fiscal effect and assumes any costs can be absorbed using existing resources. Event organizers may still choose to spend time or money; the fiscal estimate does not make those costs disappear.
Official sources
- Bill history and latest recorded action
- Bill versions, analyses and fiscal notes
- Action history and votes
- Amendment index
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