Bill Text: NH SB105 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Establishing April 8, 2024 as solar eclipse day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-16 - Signed by the Governor on 08/11/2021; Chapter 0212; Effective 10/10/2021 [SB105 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2021-SB105-Amended.html
SB 105 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/11/2021 0214s
2021 SESSION
21-0904
04/08
SENATE BILL 105
AN ACT adopting omnibus legislation relative to memorials and commemorations.
SPONSORS: Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill adopts legislation relative to:
I. Establishing "My 603" as a state song.
II. Recognizing October 13 as metastatic breast cancer awareness day.
III. Establishing April 8, 2024 as solar eclipse day.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/11/2021 0214s 21-0904
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT adopting omnibus legislation relative to memorials and commemorations.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Sponsorship. This act consists of the following proposed legislation:
PART I: LSR 21-0904, making "My 603" a state song, sponsored by Sen. Cavanaugh, Prime/Dist 16.
PART II: LSR 21-0909, recognizing October 13 as metastatic breast cancer awareness day, sponsored by Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Prime/Dist 21; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock 25; Rep. Ward, Rock 28; Rep. Somssich, Rock 27; Rep. Meuse, Rock 29.
PART III: LSR 21-0919, establishing April 8, 2024 as solar eclipse day, sponsored by Sen. Hennessey, Prime/Dist 1; Rep. Merner, Coos 7; Rep. Tucker, Coos 5.
2 Legislation Enacted. The general court hereby enacts the following legislation:
PART I
Making "My 603" a state song.
1 New Paragraph; State Songs; "My 603". Amend RSA 3:7 by inserting after paragraph X the following new paragraph:
XI. “My 603” with words and music by Nicole Knox Murphy.
2 Effective Date. Part I of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
PART II
Recognizing October 13 as metastatic breast cancer awareness day.
1 New Section; Observances Proclaimed by the Governor; Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section 13-cc the following new section:
4:13-dd Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. The governor shall proclaim October 13 as metastatic breast cancer awareness day. The governor shall encourage all citizens to mark the day with appropriate educational and memorial activities, including but not limited to, involvement with the #LightUpMBC campaign and the display of green, pink, and teal colors.
2 Effective Date. Part II of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
PART III
Establishing April 8, 2024 as solar eclipse day.
I. Since before recorded history, human action, imagination, and passion have been inspired and guided by the celestial bodies, none more important than our sun, the source of all life on Earth, and our moon, our constant reminder of beauty, change, and hope in times of darkness.
II. On April 8, 2024, the Sun, the Moon, and we here on Earth will perfectly align in a total solar eclipse, an exceptional and providential occurrence over the ages, reminding our species once again of just how small we are, how insignificant our differences are, how vast and powerful the universe that sustains us is, and how we are all, indeed, intimately and irrevocably connected to one another.
III. New Hampshire will have the unique good fortune of being in the path of totality of this magnificent phenomenon, in perfect alignment with our sun and moon.
IV. Moreover, New Hampshire, in the same spirit that we welcome all to participate in our unique political landscape, shall once again open its arms so that all people from around the country and in fact the globe can be here at that moment to witness, and be humbled by, the awe-inspiring sight of the heavenly bodies moving in their spheres.
2 Solar Eclipse Day. The governor shall proclaim April 8, 2024 as solar eclipse day in New Hampshire and shall urge all citizens of the state to commemorate the day with appropriate educational activities.
3 Effective Date. Part III of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
