Amendment #81, as changed to H4802

Juneteenth Independence Day a State Holiday

Mr. Williams of Springfield moves to amend the bill by adding, after section 2A, inserted by Consolidated Amendment “A”, the following 2 new sections:-

SECTION 2B. Clause Eighteenth of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “first”, in line 95, the following words:- , June nineteenth.

SECTION 2C. Section 15BBBBB of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “the Sunday that is closest to”.

And moves to further amend the bill by striking out sections 3A, 3B, and 3C, inserted by Consolidated Amendment “A”, and inserting in place thereof the following 6 sections:-

SECTION 3A. Section 13 of chapter 136 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “seventeenth”, in line 5, the following words:- , June nineteenth.

SECTION 3B. Section 16 of said chapter 136, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “Day”, in lines 2 and 17, the following words:- , Juneteenth Independence Day.

SECTION 3C. Said section 16 of said chapter 136, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “‘Memorial Day,’”, in lines 22 and 31, the following words:- “Juneteenth Independence Day,”.

SECTION 3D. Item 1100-3001 of section 2C of chapter 304 of the acts of 2008 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “Sherborn” the following words:- and such funds shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 3E. Item 1450-1266 of section 2 of chapter 154 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be made available until June 30, 2021.

SECTION 3F. Section 44 of chapter 5 of the acts of 2019, as amended by section 41 of chapter 142 of the acts of 2019, is hereby further amended by striking out, each time they appear, the words “July 31, 2020”, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- July 31, 2021.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #81, as changed to H4802

Juneteenth Independence Day a State Holiday