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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 170

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making June 19, Juneteenth Day, a legal holiday.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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

18 cosponsors

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)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Jun 3, 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 15, 2009 · Senate

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

  2. Apr 15, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations

  3. Apr 29, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 3, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 3, 2009 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  6. Jun 3, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Sep 8, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 9-15-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  8. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  11. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  13. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  14. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read

  15. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and place on calendar 9-16-2009

  16. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  17. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  21. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Sep 17, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  23. Sep 21, 2009 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 9-21-2009

  24. Nov 30, 2009 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2009

  25. Dec 2, 2009 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-1-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 91

  26. Dec 4, 2009 · Senate

    Published 12-15-2009.