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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 5031 Legal holidays; Juneteenth.
Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Legal holidays; Juneteenth. Recognizes the nineteenth day of June of each year, also known as Juneteenth, as a legal holiday in the Commonwealth to commemorate the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last of the former Confederate States of America to abolish slavery, and to recognize the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans to the Commonwealth and the nation. This bill is identical to HB 5052.
FULL TEXT
- 08/13/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200726D pdf | impact statement
- 09/25/20 House: Floor substitute printed 20201267D-H1 (Davis) pdf
- 10/02/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5031ER) pdf | impact statement
- 10/13/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0005) pdf
HISTORY
- 08/13/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200726D
- 08/13/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 08/27/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 08/28/20 Senate: Read first time
- 09/02/20 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 09/03/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 09/04/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 09/17/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 09/17/20 House: Read first time
- 09/17/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 09/21/20 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 09/24/20 House: Read second time
- 09/25/20 House: Floor substitute printed 20201267D-H1 (Davis)
- 09/25/20 House: Read third time
- 09/25/20 House: Floor Substitute ruled not germane
- 09/25/20 House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 09/25/20 House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N)
- 10/02/20 House: Enrolled
- 10/02/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5031ER)
- 10/02/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 10/02/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 10/07/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on October 7, 2020
- 10/07/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., October 14, 2020
- 10/13/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 5 (effective 3/1/21)
- 10/13/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0005)