HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 540        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3075

 

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

1/13/2023

Kip A. Diggs

2nd Barnstable

1/13/2023

Steven George Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

1/26/2023

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

1/26/2023

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

1/27/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

1/30/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/30/2023

William J. Driscoll, Jr.

7th Norfolk

1/30/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/31/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/2/2023

Christopher J. Worrell

5th Suffolk

2/4/2023

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/7/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/10/2023

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/13/2023

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

2/13/2023

Edward R. Philips

8th Norfolk

2/14/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

2/14/2023

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/15/2023

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

2/17/2023

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

32nd Middlesex

2/22/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

7/5/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 540        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3075

By Representatives Kushmerek of Fitchburg and Diggs of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3075) 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. 3189 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to Rosa Parks Day.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to establish forthwith February 4th as Rosa Parks Day, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

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.