HB 3529 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Designates June 28th each year as Eliot and Muriel Battle day

HB 3529 designates June 28th each year as "Eliot and Muriel Battle Day" in Missouri. The bill honors Eliot Battle (the first Black faculty member at Hickman High School) and Muriel Battle (the first Black principal in Columbia Public Schools), who worked together to ease racial tensions in the 1960s. It encourages Missouri citizens to participate in events celebrating their legacy, which is already recognized through schools named after them in Columbia. This is a symbolic commemorative resolution with no new policy or regulatory impact.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Last action May 15, 2026
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