DE SB257 | 2019-2020 | 150th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on June 20 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-06-20 - Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on June 20 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-06-20 - Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
Juneteenth National Freedom Day commemorates June 19, 1865, the date news finally reached African Americans in Galveston, Texas that Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves living in Confederate states.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 1 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Making Juneteenth National Freedom Day A Legal Holiday.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-20 | Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate |
