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MS HB572
Bill
Status
Failed
2/18/2013
Primary Sponsor
Richard Bennett
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AI Summary
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Allows municipal and county governing authorities to designate Mardi Gras Day and one other day during the year as legal holidays in place of two other legal holidays.
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Prohibits the replacement of the third Monday in January (Robert E. Lee's and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday) and November 11 (Veterans' Day) as legal holidays.
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Designates August 16 as Elvis Aaron Presley Day as a day of recognition and observation, but not as a legal holiday.
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Designates May 8 as Hernando de Soto Day as a day of commemoration and observation, but not as a legal holiday.
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Takes effect July 1, 2013.
Legislative Description
Legal Holidays; revise authority of cities and counties to designate.
Last Action
Died On Calendar
2/18/2013
Committee Referrals
County Affairs1/21/2013
Full Bill Text
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