Revision: Jan. 22, 2019, 9:06 a.m.
SB 153 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0635
05/03
SENATE BILL 153
SPONSORS: Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Levesque, Dist 12; Sen. Morgan, Dist 23; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Rep. Bordenet, Ches. 5; Rep. Goley, Hills. 8
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes state holidays for biennial state primary elections and quadrennial presidential primary elections.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0635
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Holidays; Primaries Added. Amend RSA 288:1 to read as follows:
288:1 Holidays. January 1; the third Monday in January, known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Day; the third Monday in February, known as Washington's Birthday; the last Monday in May, known as Memorial Day or, on a date to coincide with the federal observance if it is held on a different day; July 4, known as Independence Day; the first Monday in September, known as Labor Day; the second Monday in October, known as Columbus Day; the day on which the biennial election, [is] biennial state primary, and quadrennial presidential primary are held; November 11, known as Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day, whenever appointed; and Christmas Day are legal holidays.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.