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2020 SESSION
HB 1160 Juneteenth; recognition of June 19th in Virginia.
Introduced by: Joshua G. Cole | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Juneteenth. Recognizes the nineteenth day of June of each year as Juneteenth in commemoration of the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last of the former Confederate States of America to abolish slavery, and in recognition of the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans to the Commonwealth and the nation.
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HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104786D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/30/20 House: Referred from General Laws by voice vote
- 01/30/20 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/07/20 House: Stricken from docket by Rules (17-Y 0-N)