Revision: Dec. 2, 2019, 12:35 p.m.
HB 1242 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2507
05/08
HOUSE BILL 1242
AN ACT establishing every 4th Thursday in August as Jamaican Appreciation Day.
SPONSORS: Rep. Janvrin, Rock. 37; Rep. Fowler, Rock. 20; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Khan, Rock. 20; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes the fourth Thursday in August as Jamaican Appreciation Day.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2507
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT establishing every 4th Thursday in August as Jamaican Appreciation Day.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Jamaican Appreciation Day. Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section 13-z the following new section:
4:13-aa Jamaican Appreciation Day. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation declaring the fourth Thursday in August to be Jamaican Appreciation Day and shall call on the citizens of New Hampshire to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.