SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2975 FILED ON: 6/16/2020
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brendan P. Crighton
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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: |
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Brendan P. Crighton | Third Essex |
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Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester |
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Sonia Chang-Diaz | Second Suffolk |
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Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire |
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Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex |
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Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden |
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Nick Collins | First Suffolk | 6/17/2020 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire | 6/18/2020 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 6/18/2020 |
James T. Welch | Hampden | 6/18/2020 |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 6/18/2020 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex | 6/18/2020 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester | 6/18/2020 |
Adam G. Hinds | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | 6/18/2020 |
Dylan A. Fernandes | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 6/18/2020 |
Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk | 6/18/2020 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 6/18/2020 |
Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | 6/18/2020 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 6/18/2020 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 6/18/2020 |
Peter Capano | 11th Essex | 6/18/2020 |
Christina A. Minicucci | 14th Essex | 6/18/2020 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 6/18/2020 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 6/18/2020 |
Daniel J. Ryan | 2nd Suffolk | 6/18/2020 |
Michael J. Barrett | Third Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 6/19/2020 |
Susan L. Moran | Plymouth and Barnstable | 6/19/2020 |
Joseph A. Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex | 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 |
Barry R. Finegold | Second Essex and Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 6/19/2020 |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Edward J. Kennedy | First Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Cindy F. Friedman | Fourth Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
James M. Murphy | 4th Norfolk | 6/19/2020 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Michael F. Rush | Norfolk and Suffolk | 6/19/2020 |
Daniel Cahill | 10th Essex | 6/19/2020 |
Alan Silvia | 7th Bristol | 6/19/2020 |
Linda Dean Campbell | 15th Essex | 6/19/2020 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 6/19/2020 |
Paul F. Tucker | 7th Essex | 6/19/2020 |
Daniel R. Cullinane | 12th Suffolk | 6/19/2020 |
Kathleen R. LaNatra | 12th Plymouth | 6/19/2020 |
Dean A. Tran | Worcester and Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Paul R. Feeney | Bristol and Norfolk | 6/19/2020 |
John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk | 6/19/2020 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 6/19/2020 |
Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth | 6/19/2020 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 6/19/2020 |
Kate Hogan | 3rd Middlesex | 6/20/2020 |
Brian W. Murray | 10th Worcester | 6/20/2020 |
James M. Kelcourse | 1st Essex | 6/22/2020 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 6/22/2020 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 6/22/2020 |
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 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 6/22/2020 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 6/23/2020 |
Danillo A. Sena | 37th Middlesex | 6/23/2020 |
David K. Muradian, Jr. | 9th Worcester | 6/24/2020 |
Chynah Tyler | 7th Suffolk | 7/9/2020 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 7/24/2020 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 7/26/2020 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2975 FILED ON: 6/16/2020
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No.
By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Brendan P. Crighton, Mindy Domb, Maria Duaime Robinson, Bud L. Williams and other members of the General Court for legislation to make Juneteenth Independence Day a State Holiday. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
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”.