MI HR0279 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 47-5)
Status: Passed on June 18 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-06-18 - Adopted
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

A resolution to declare June 19, 2020, as Juneteenth Independence Day in the state of Michigan in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which the end of slavery was finally announced in every slave-holding state in the United States.

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Title

A resolution to declare June 19, 2020, as Juneteenth Independence Day in the state of Michigan in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which the end of slavery was finally announced in every slave-holding state in the United States.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-06-18HouseAdopted
2020-06-18HouseIntroduced By Representative Tenisha Yancey

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