HB 221 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0322
04/08
HOUSE BILL 221
AN ACT renaming Columbus Day as Indigenous People's Day.
SPONSORS: Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 6; Rep. Amanda Bouldin, Hills. 12; Rep. Andrew Bouldin, Hills. 12
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill renames Columbus Day as Indigenous People's Day for the purpose of state holidays.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0322
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT renaming Columbus Day as Indigenous People's Day.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Findings and Intent. It is the intent of the general court that Indigenous People's Day serve as a time for New Hampshire residents to reflect on the continuing struggles of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, including the Abenaki (also known as People of the DawnLand), who inhabited what is now known as New Hampshire for thousands of years before English settlers arrived in the 1620s.
2 Holidays. 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] Indigenous People's Day; the day on which the biennial election is held; November 11, known as Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day, whenever appointed; and Christmas Day are legal holidays.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 9, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 12, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 19, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| Nov. 6, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
: Died on Table
Jan. 8, 2020: Lay on Table (Rep. Cali-Pitts): MA RC 179-178 01/08/2020 HJ 1 P. 108
: Committee Report: Without Recommendation (Vote ; RC) HC 50 P. 22
Nov. 6, 2019: Executive Session: 11/06/2019 01:00 pm LOB 306
Nov. 6, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 11/06/2019 12:00 pm LOB 306
Oct. 2, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 10/02/2019 09:30 am LOB 306
: Retained in Committee
Feb. 19, 2019: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/19/2019 10:30 am LOB 306
Feb. 12, 2019: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/12/2019 01:30 pm LOB 306
Jan. 9, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/09/2019 11:00 am LOB306
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 2 P. 41