Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2705

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Background

Title

Description: Legal holiday; provide that Juneteenth National Freedom Day be declared a legal holiday.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/21 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
2 02/05 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2002
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Jordan

Code Section: A 003-0003-0007

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 3-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE THIRD SATURDAY IN JUNE (JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY) SHALL BE DECLARED TO BE A LEGAL HOLIDAY; TO DESCRIBE JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY AND ITS LEGACY; TO CLARIFY THAT WHEN A LEGAL HOLIDAY FALLS ON A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY, THEN THE NEXT FOLLOWING MONDAY, OR OTHER DAY FIXED BY THE PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR AS THE DAY TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY, SHALL BE A LEGAL HOLIDAY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/05/02 at 18:17.

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