Assembly Bill A1786

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Designates the tenth day of March of each year as a public holiday, to be known as Harriet Tubman day

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A1786 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3318
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
General Construction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §24, Gen Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3416, S4027
2011-2012: A2623, S971
2013-2014: A3155, S3353
2015-2016: A2087, S2038
2017-2018: A1574, S3492
2019-2020: A3627, S2190
2023-2024: A4783, S1097

2021-A1786 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates the tenth day of March of each year as a public holiday, to be known as Harriet Tubman day.

2021-A1786 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1786
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to the  desig-
   nation of Harriet Tubman day
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 24 of the general construction law, as  amended  by
 chapter 249 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   § 24. Public holidays; half-holidays. The term public holiday includes
 the  following days in each year: the first day of January, known as New
 Year's day; the third Monday of January,  known  as  Dr.  Martin  Luther
 King, Jr. day; the twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday;
 the  third Monday in February, known as Washington's birthday; THE TENTH
 DAY OF MARCH, KNOWN AS HARRIET TUBMAN DAY; the last Monday in May, known
 as Memorial day; the second Sunday in June, known as Flag day; the nine-
 teenth day of June, known as Juneteenth; the fourth day of  July,  known
 as  Independence day; the first Monday in September, known as Labor day;
 the second Monday in October, known as Columbus day; the eleventh day of
 November, known as Veterans' day; the fourth Thursday in November, known
 as Thanksgiving day; and the twenty-fifth  day  of  December,  known  as
 Christmas  day,  and  if any of such days except Flag day is Sunday, the
 next day thereafter; each general election day, and each  day  appointed
 by  the  president of the United States or by the governor of this state
 as a day of general thanksgiving, general fasting and prayer,  or  other
 general religious observances. The term half-holiday includes the period
 from noon to midnight of each Saturday which is not a public holiday.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00192-01-1

              

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