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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 240

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making June 19, Juneteenth Day, a legal holiday.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill adds June 19, Juneteenth Day, to the list of legal holidays. June 19,

1865, is the day that slaves throughout Texas first received word that all slaves in

the U.S. had been freed by President Lincoln.

A legal holiday is not counted when determining if a legal document has been

submitted, answered, or filed in a timely manner. Elections cannot be held on legal

holidays. This bill does not affect the number of paid holidays for public employees.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , A. Williams (D) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Cullen (D) , Fields (D) , Grigsby (D) , Hebl (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kessler (D) , Mason (D) , Parisi (D) , Pasch (D) , Soletski (D) , Toles (D) , Turner (D) , Young (D) , Zepnick (D)

5 cosponsors

Coggs (D) , Lassa (D) , Miller (D) , Sullivan (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Jun 23, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Grigsby, A. Williams, Fields, Young, Turner, Pasch, Zepnick, Mason, Parisi, Hebl, Berceau, Kessler, Cullen, Soletski, Jorgensen, Bernard Schaber, A. Ott and Toles;Cosponsored by Senators Coggs, Sullivan, Taylor, Miller and Lassa

  2. Apr 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security

  3. May 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 18, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  6. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Sep 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-16-2009 by committee on Rules

  8. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  9. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1