Bill Text - HB1168 (2020)

Commemorating the first labor strike in the United States by women.


Revision: Dec. 2, 2019, 11:01 a.m.

HB 1168 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2020 SESSION

20-2214

08/06

 

HOUSE BILL 1168

 

AN ACT commemorating the first labor strike in the United States by women.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Conley, Straf. 13; Rep. Schultz, Merr. 18; Rep. Southworth, Straf. 20; Rep. Fargo, Straf. 14; Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4; Rep. Mulligan, Graf. 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4

 

COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill proclaims a yearly commemoration of the first labor strike in the United States by women in Dover.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

20-2214

08/06

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

 

AN ACT commemorating the first labor strike in the United States by women.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  New Section; Observances Proclaimed by the Governor; Commemoration of the First Labor Strike By Women in the United States Recognition Day.  Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section 13-z the following new section:

4:13-aa  First Labor Strike By Women in the United States Recognition Day.  The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of December 30 in recognition of the first labor strike led by women in the United States, which took place in Dover, New Hampshire on December 30, 1828.  Hundreds of women walked out in protest of harsh, dangerous working conditions and reduced wages at Cocheco Manufacturing Company's cotton mills.  The governor shall urge schools, libraries, and citizens to commemorate the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.  

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.