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GA HB973
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/20/2020
Primary Sponsor
Miriam Paris
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AI Summary
- Designates June 19 of each year as "Juneteenth" in Georgia by adding new Code Section 1-4-23 to the state's holidays and observances chapter
- Recognizes the historical events of June 19, 1865, when news of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery reached Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and California
- Establishes the designation as an observance celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery, but does not create a paid state holiday
- Notes in legislative findings that Juneteenth and similar Emancipation Day celebrations are already officially observed in numerous other states and Washington, D.C.
- Offered as a substitute by the House Committee on Governmental Affairs, amending Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
Legislative Description
State holidays; June 19 of each year; designate
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/12/2020
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