Bill Text: NH SB174 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Proclaiming an annual observance of Juneteenth.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-20 - Signed by the Governor on 06/19/2019; Chapter 0095; Effective 06/19/2019 [SB174 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2019-SB174-Enrolled.html
SB 174 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2019 SESSION
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08/01
SENATE BILL 174
AN ACT proclaiming an annual observance of Juneteenth.
SPONSORS: Sen. Levesque, Dist 12; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Long, Hills. 10; Rep. Komi, Hills. 43; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 36; Rep. DiLorenzo, Rock. 17
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill proclaims an annual observance of Juneteenth.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0993
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT proclaiming an annual observance of Juneteenth.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Juneteenth Proclamation. Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section 13-y the following new section:
14:13-z Juneteenth Proclamation. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for the proper observance of June 19 as Juneteenth and shall call on the citizens of New Hampshire to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities commemorating the abolition of slavery.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.