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HB 119 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 1 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LEGAL HOLIDAYS.

Summary
This Act establishes Juneteenth as a State holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in the United States. The Act adds Juneteenth as a legal holiday and reduces the number of floating holidays from 2 to 1. The two floating holidays were created by the 145th General Assembly as replacements for Presidents Day and Columbus Day. This Act replaces the floating holiday that replaced Columbus Day with a legal holiday to celebrate Juneteenth. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Oct 2021
Introduced Jun 3, 2021 Signed Oct 27, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2021 · House Jun 24, 2021

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 30, 2021
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Oct 27, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 Favorable
upper
Jun 30, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 119 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 23, 2021
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 119 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
Jun 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
11 primary · 16 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Larry Lambert
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Melissa Minor-Brown
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
DE
17
P
Photo of Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
DE
1
P
Photo of Rae Moore
Rae Moore
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
Photo of Bryan Shupe
Bryan Shupe
RRepublican
DE
36
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19