HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1227 FILED ON: 2/3/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3189
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael P. Kushmerek and Kip A. Diggs
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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 relative to Rosa Parks Day.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Michael P. Kushmerek | 3rd Worcester | 2/3/2021 |
Kip A. Diggs | 2nd Barnstable | 2/3/2021 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 2/3/2021 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 2/3/2021 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 2/12/2021 |
Adam J. Scanlon | 14th Bristol | 2/16/2021 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 2/16/2021 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 2/22/2021 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 2/22/2021 |
Steven C. Owens | 29th Middlesex | 2/23/2021 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 2/23/2021 |
Jessica Ann Giannino | 16th Suffolk | 2/23/2021 |
Thomas A. Golden, Jr. | 16th Middlesex | 2/23/2021 |
Danillo A. Sena | 37th Middlesex | 2/24/2021 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 2/24/2021 |
Jacob R. Oliveira | 7th Hampden | 2/24/2021 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 2/25/2021 |
Christopher Hendricks | 11th Bristol | 2/26/2021 |
Kate Lipper-Garabedian | 32nd Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
Sarah K. Peake | 4th Barnstable | 2/26/2021 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 2/26/2021 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 2/26/2021 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 2/26/2021 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 3/15/2021 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 3/15/2021 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 3/31/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1227 FILED ON: 2/3/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3189
By Messrs. Kushmerek of Fitchburg and Diggs of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3189) of Michael P. Kushmerek, Kip A. Diggs and others for the issuance of an annual proclamation by the Governor to designate the fourth of February as Rosa Parks day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4160 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to Rosa Parks Day.
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. Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 15BBBBBB, the following section:-
The Governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside February fourth as Rosa Parks Day, in lasting recognition of a historic civil rights leader and recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.