An Act designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day a.k.a. Quock Walker Day
By Ms. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3117) of Michelle L. Ciccolo and others for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor setting apart July 8th as Massachusetts Emancipation Day, also to be known as Quock Walker Day, in recognition of the declaration of rights that rendered slavery unconstitutional in the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/29/2021 | House | Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight |
| 3/29/2021 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 10/29/2021 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/10/2021 from 10:30 AM-01:30 PM in Virtual Hearing |
| 12/27/2021 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 1/3/2022 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 1/3/2022 | House | Rules suspended |
| 1/3/2022 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 9/29/2022 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/11/2022 | Senate | Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules |
| 10/20/2022 | Senate | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 10/20/2022 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 10/20/2022 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/24/2022 | House | Enacted |
| 10/24/2022 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 11/1/2022 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 255 of the Acts of 2022 |
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