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HI SB16

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/21/2021

Primary Sponsor

Stanley Chang

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes June 19 of each year as a state holiday to be known as Juneteenth Day.

  • Juneteenth commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas and the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederate states.

  • Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 8-1 to add Juneteenth Day to the list of designated state holidays.

  • Takes effect upon approval.

Legislative Description

Relating To State Holidays.

State Holiday

Last Action

Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.

12/10/2021

Committee Referrals

Government Operations1/22/2021

Full Bill Text

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