HB 1405 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2001 SESSION
04/01
HOUSE BILL 1405
AN ACT relative to the Memorial Day holiday.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Flanders, Rock 18; Rep. Guay, Coos 6; Rep. Berube, Straf 14; Rep. Welch, Rock 18; Rep. Stevens, Carr 7; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Prescott, Dist 19
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
This bill provides that the Memorial Day holiday shall occur on May 30 of each year.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to the Memorial Day holiday.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Holidays; Memorial Day. Amend RSA 288:1 to read as follows:
288:1 Holidays. January 1; the third Monday in January, known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Day; the third Monday in February, known as Washington's Birthday; [the last Monday in May] May 30, known as Memorial Day [or, on a date to coincide with the federal observance if it is held on a different day]; July 4, known as Independence Day; the first Monday in September, known as Labor Day; the second Monday in October, known as Columbus Day; the day on which the biennial election is held; November 11, known as Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day, whenever appointed; and Christmas Day are legal holidays.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2003.