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AL HB149
Bill
Status
2/2/2021
Primary Sponsor
Kirk Hatcher
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AI Summary
HB149 Summary
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Designates June 19 as Juneteenth in Alabama and adds it to the list of state holidays observed.
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Requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation honoring the Juneteenth observance.
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Allows each county and municipality to elect whether to observe Juneteenth as a holiday.
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Establishes legislative findings regarding General Gordon Granger's June 19, 1865 announcement in Galveston, Texas, freeing enslaved people in Texas.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and Governor approval.
Legislative Description
Holidays, to make Juneteenth a state holiday, require Governor to issue proclamation, allow counties and municipalities to elect to observe, Sec. 1-3-8 am'd.
Holidays
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
2/2/2021