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MS HB403

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/5/2024

Primary Sponsor

Earle Banks

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates June 19 (Juneteenth) as a legal holiday in Mississippi by amending Section 3-3-7 of the Mississippi Code of 1972
  • Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger declared enslaved individuals in Texas free, nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation
  • Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia have already declared Juneteenth a public holiday; the U.S. Congress unanimously passed it as a federal holiday in June 2021
  • Adds Juneteenth to Mississippi's list of legal holidays alongside New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other established holidays
  • Takes effect upon passage

Legislative Description

Juneteenth; designate as a legal holiday in the State of Mississippi.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/5/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules1/22/2024

Full Bill Text

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