Bill Text: MA S1456 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title:
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/24 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A2 [S1456 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1456-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce E. Tarr
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act establishing godparent's day
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Richard R. Tisei |
Middlesex and Essex |
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Michael R. Knapik |
Second Hampden and Hampshire |
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Robert L. Hedlund |
Plymouth and Norfolk |
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Scott P. Brown |
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01905 OF .]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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an act establishing godparent's day.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6 of the General Laws shall be amended by adding after Section 15CCCCC the following new section:
“Section 15DDDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first Sunday in June as Godparent’s Day, in honor of the many loving contributions godparents make to their godchildren, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.”
