SENATE DOCKET, NO. 268        FILED ON: 1/12/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1976

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joanne M. Comerford

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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 establishing an Indigenous Peoples Day.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

 

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/18/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/30/2023

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

1/31/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/31/2023

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/31/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

2/1/2023

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

2/2/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/9/2023

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/10/2023

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/22/2023

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

5/25/2023

Liz Miranda

Second Suffolk

10/3/2023

Susan L. Moran

Plymouth and Barnstable

10/12/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 268        FILED ON: 1/12/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1976

By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1976) of Joanne M. Comerford, Mindy Domb, Jack Patrick Lewis, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish an Indigenous Peoples Day.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2027 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 establishing an Indigenous Peoples Day.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 12V and inserting in place thereof the following section:–

Section 12V. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day and recommending that it be observed by the people, with appropriate exercises in the schools and otherwise, to acknowledge the history of genocide and discrimination against Indigenous peoples, and to recognize and celebrate the thriving cultures and continued resistance and resilience of Indigenous peoples and their tribal nations.