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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Maria Duaime Robinson and Bud L. Williams
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to make Juneteenth Independence Day a state holiday.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex | 6/17/2020 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 6/17/2020 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 6/17/2020 |
Brendan P. Crighton | Third Essex | 6/17/2020 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 6/18/2020 |
Sonia Chang-Diaz | Second Suffolk | 6/18/2020 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 6/18/2020 |
Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester | 6/18/2020 |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 6/18/2020 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Gerard J. Cassidy | 9th Plymouth | 6/18/2020 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk | 6/18/2020 |
David T. Vieira | 3rd Barnstable | 6/18/2020 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 6/18/2020 |
Christina A. Minicucci | 14th Essex | 6/18/2020 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 6/18/2020 |
Natalie M. Blais | 1st Franklin | 6/18/2020 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 6/18/2020 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 6/18/2020 |
Michael J. Barrett | Third Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Susan L. Moran | Plymouth and Barnstable | 6/19/2020 |
Diana DiZoglio | First Essex | 6/19/2020 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 6/19/2020 |
Walter F. Timilty | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | 6/19/2020 |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. | 12th Worcester | 6/19/2020 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 6/19/2020 |
Carol A. Doherty | 3rd Bristol | 6/19/2020 |
Aaron Vega | 5th Hampden | 6/19/2020 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Adrian C. Madaro | 1st Suffolk | 6/19/2020 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk | 6/19/2020 |
Edward J. Kennedy | First Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
James M. Murphy | 4th Norfolk | 6/19/2020 |
Sarah K. Peake | 4th Barnstable | 6/19/2020 |
Alan Silvia | 7th Bristol | 6/19/2020 |
Daniel R. Carey | 2nd Hampshire | 6/19/2020 |
Joan Meschino | 3rd Plymouth | 6/19/2020 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 6/19/2020 |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Paul F. Tucker | 7th Essex | 6/19/2020 |
Antonio F. D. Cabral | 13th Bristol | 6/19/2020 |
Andres X. Vargas | 3rd Essex | 6/19/2020 |
Daniel R. Cullinane | 12th Suffolk | 6/19/2020 |
Josh S. Cutler | 6th Plymouth | 6/19/2020 |
Kathleen R. LaNatra | 12th Plymouth | 6/19/2020 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Dean A. Tran | Worcester and Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 6/19/2020 |
John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk | 6/19/2020 |
Paul R. Feeney | Bristol and Norfolk | 6/19/2020 |
Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth | 6/19/2020 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 6/19/2020 |
Daniel J. Ryan | 2nd Suffolk | 6/19/2020 |
William M. Straus | 10th Bristol | 6/20/2020 |
Kate Hogan | 3rd Middlesex | 6/20/2020 |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 6/20/2020 |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 6/21/2020 |
James M. Kelcourse | 1st Essex | 6/22/2020 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 6/22/2020 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 6/22/2020 |
William C. Galvin | 6th Norfolk | 6/22/2020 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 6/22/2020 |
William J. Driscoll, Jr. | 7th Norfolk | 6/22/2020 |
Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5th Essex | 6/22/2020 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 6/22/2020 |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 6/22/2020 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 6/22/2020 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 6/22/2020 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 6/23/2020 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 6/23/2020 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 6/23/2020 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 6/24/2020 |
Michelle L. Ciccolo | 15th Middlesex | 6/24/2020 |
David K. Muradian, Jr. | 9th Worcester | 6/24/2020 |
Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | 6/24/2020 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5141 FILED ON: 6/17/2020
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By Representatives Robinson of Framingham and Williams of Springfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Maria Duaime Robinson, Bud L. Williams and others for legislation to designate Juneteenth Independence Day as a legal holiday in the Commonwealth. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act to make Juneteenth Independence Day a state holiday.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1:
Clause eighteen of Section 7 of Chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting "June nineteenth," after "in May,".
Section 2:
Chapter 136 Section 13 is hereby amended by inserting "June nineteenth" after "June seventeenth" in all instances.
Chapter 136 Section 16 is hereby amended by inserting "Juneteenth Independence Day," after "Memorial Day" in all instances.
Section 3:
Section 15BBBBB of Chapter 6 is hereby amended by striking “the Sunday that is closest to”.