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GA HB1235

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

6/19/2020

Primary Sponsor

Renitta Shannon

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates June 19 of each year as "Juneteenth Independence Day" and recognizes it as an official public and legal state holiday in Georgia
  • Commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and the freedom of enslaved people — more than 2½ years after the Emancipation Proclamation
  • Increases the minimum and maximum number of days the Governor must close state offices and facilities from 12 to 13 days per year to accommodate the new holiday
  • Amends Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Code Section 1-4-1) relating to public and legal holidays and observances

Legislative Description

State holidays; June 19 of each year as Juneteenth Independence Day; designate

Last Action

House Second Readers

6/22/2020

Full Bill Text

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