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HI SCR59

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/10/2015

Primary Sponsor

Suzanne Chun Oakland

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes Juneteenth National Freedom Day on June 19 of each year in Hawaii
  • Acknowledges Juneteenth as the oldest African-American holiday observance in the United States, over 130 years old
  • Commemorates June 19, 1865, when news of the abolishment of slavery reached enslaved people in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
  • References the historical context of slavery, the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery on January 31, 1865
  • Directs transmission of a certified copy of the concurrent resolution to the Governor

Legislative Description

Juneteenth National Freedom Day; June 19

Last Action

Referred to HEA.

3/13/2015

Committee Referrals

Higher Education and the Arts3/13/2015

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