COMMEMORATIVE DATES-JUNETEENTH
Summary
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the third Saturday in June of each year as Juneteenth National Freedom Day to commemorate the abolition of slavery throughout the United States and its territories in 1865. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Aug 2003
Introduced Mar 25, 2003
Signed Aug 19, 2003
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2003 · House May 22, 2003
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
Mar 24, 2003
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
59
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Aug 19, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 22, 2003
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 15, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 8, 2003
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
May 2, 2003
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2003
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 24, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-3)
senate
Mar 13, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 26, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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