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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 240

Making June 19, Juneteenth Day, a legal holiday

Topics: Holidays and special dates

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 30, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

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.

Who's behind it

18 representatives are its ⁠. 17 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 23 names

Authors (18)

Signed on in support (5)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 0 · Jun 23, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jun 23, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Jun 23, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.

  4. May 21, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Apr 30, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.

  6. Apr 30, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  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

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary