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MS HB906

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Earle Banks

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 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
  • Notes that 47 states and the District of Columbia have already declared Juneteenth a public holiday, and it was unanimously approved as a federal holiday by Congress in June 2021
  • Adds Juneteenth to Mississippi's list of legal holidays alongside New Year's Day, Independence Day, Christmas Day, 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

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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