A bill that would designate April 16 as “Selena Quintanilla Perez Day” has been filed in the state legislature. If passed, House Bill 2492 would make the Queen of Tejano’s birthday a state holiday.
The bill was filed on Tuesday. It must next be voted out of the house committee before being voted on by the full house, then moving on to the senate and governor.
This would not be the first time a day has been set aside to honor Selena. Three weeks after her death, then-Gov. George W. Bush proclaimed “Selena Day” on April 16, 1995, within Texas. When the singer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017, Los Angeles officially named Nov. 3 “Selena Day.”