Bill Text - HB155 (2021)

Renaming Columbus Day as Indigenous People's Day.


Revision: March 5, 2021, 10:42 a.m.

Rep. Edwards, Rock. 4

February 17, 2021

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04/08

 

 

Amendment to HB 155

 

Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

AN ACT establishing a holiday commemorating Indigenous People's Day.

 

Amend the bill by replacing section 2 with the following:

 

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; August 9, known as Indigenous People's 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 held; November 11, known as Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day, whenever appointed; and Christmas Day are legal holidays.

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a holiday commemorating Indigenous People's Day.