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Introduced in House	Passed House	Introduced in Senate	Passed Senate	Became Law
01/07/2020			01/30/2020

Juneteenth; recognition of June 19th in Virginia.

Recognizes the nineteenth day of June of each year as Juneteenth in commemoration of the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last of the former Confederate States of America to abolish slavery, and in recognition of the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans to the Commonwealth and the nation.

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01/07/2020	House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104786D	Open

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2020 SESSION

20104786D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1160 Offered January 8, 2020 Prefiled January 7, 2020 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 33 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-3323, relating to the recognition of Juneteenth in Virginia. ---------- Patron-- Cole, J.G. ---------- Referred to Committee on General Laws ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 33 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-3323 as follows:

� 2.2-3323. Juneteenth.

The nineteenth day of June of each year shall be recognized as Juneteenth in commemoration of the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last of the former Confederate States of America to abolish slavery, and in recognition of the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans to the Commonwealth and the nation.

Picture	Name	From	Date	Type
	Joshua G. Cole	D-Richmond		Sponsor

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Date	Branch	Action
01/30/2020	House	House: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/07/2020	House	House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104786D
01/07/2020	House	House: Referred to Committee on General Laws

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Recognizes the nineteenth day of June of each year as Juneteenth in commemoration of the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last of the former Confederate States of America to abolish slavery, and in recognition of the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans to the Commonwealth and the nation.
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Africa
The nineteenth day of June of each year shall be recognized as Juneteenth in commemoration of the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last of the former Confederate States of America to abolish slavery, and in recognition of the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans to the Commonwealth and the nation

Americans
The nineteenth day of June of each year shall be recognized as Juneteenth in commemoration of the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last of the former Confederate States of America to abolish slavery, and in recognition of the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans to the Commonwealth and the nation

States
The nineteenth day of June of each year shall be recognized as Juneteenth in commemoration of the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last of the former Confederate States of America to abolish slavery, and in recognition of the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans to the Commonwealth and the nation

Texas
The nineteenth day of June of each year shall be recognized as Juneteenth in commemoration of the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last of the former Confederate States of America to abolish slavery, and in recognition of the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans to the Commonwealth and the nation

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