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AZ SB1235

Bill

Status

Passed

4/5/2018

Primary Sponsor

Jamescita Peshlakai

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - Second Regular Session (2018)

AI Summary

  • Establishes June 2 as "Native American Day," a new state holiday in Arizona, effective immediately.

  • Renumbers existing holidays in Arizona Revised Statutes section 1-301 to accommodate the addition of Native American Day as item 7 in the holiday enumeration.

  • Provides that when Native American Day (June 2) falls on a day other than Sunday, the following Sunday shall be observed as the holiday.

  • Declares that Native American Day commemorates the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, enacted June 2, 1924, and honors Native American contributions and endurance in Arizona and the United States.

Legislative Description

Native American day; state holiday

Native American Day

Last Action

Chapter 148

4/5/2018

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