Bill Text: HI HB1449 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Juneteenth Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-08 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1). [HB1449 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB1449-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO JUNETEENTH DAY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to establish June
19 of each year as a state holiday, in recognition of the history and legacy of
slavery in the United States and in honor of the significant roles,
contributions, and achievements of African Americans in the history of the
United States and Hawaii and the fundamental importance of equal treatment for
all, regardless of race, color, or national origin.
SECTION 2. Section 8-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§8-1 Holidays designated. The following days of each year are set apart
and established as state holidays:
The first day in January, New Year's Day;
The third Monday in January, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., Day;
The third Monday in February, Presidents'
Day;
The twenty-sixth day in March, Prince Jonah
Kuhio Kalanianaole Day;
The Friday preceding Easter Sunday, Good
Friday;
The last Monday in May, Memorial Day;
The eleventh day in June, King Kamehameha I
Day;
The nineteenth day in June, Juneteenth Day;
The fourth day in July, Independence Day;
The third Friday in August, Statehood Day;
The first Monday in September, Labor Day;
The eleventh day in November, Veterans'
Day;
The fourth Thursday in November,
Thanksgiving Day;
The twenty-fifth day in December, Christmas
Day;
All election days, except primary and
special election days, in the county wherein the election is held;
Any day designated by proclamation by the President of the United States or by the governor as a holiday."
SECTION 3. Section 8-32, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§8-32[]] Juneteenth. June 19 of each year shall be known
and designated as Juneteenth to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States
and in honor and recognition of the significant roles and contributions of African
Americans in the history of the United States[. Juneteenth is not and shall not be construed to
be a state holiday.] and Hawaii."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2044.
Report Title:
Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Package; Juneteenth Day; State Holidays
Description:
Makes Juneteenth Day a state holiday. Effective 7/1/2044. (HD1)
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