Bill Text: MA S1736 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to Bunker Hill Day
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 3/2 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A2 [S1736 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1736-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael R. Knapik
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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 Relative to Bunker Hill Day.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Michael R. Knapik |
Second Hampden and Hampshire |
Scott P. Brown |
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
Robert L. Hedlund |
Plymouth and Norfolk |
Richard R. Tisei |
Middlesex and Essex |
Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Relative to Bunker Hill 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 12 of Chapter 136 of the General Laws is amended by striking out the section in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-
Section 12. The public offices shall be closed on all legal holidays except March seventeenth, May twentieth, and June seventeenth; provided, however, in Suffolk county such offices shall be closed on March seventeenth or the day following when said day occurs on Sunday; and provided that public offices in Suffolk county and any other public offices entitled to paid leave through collective bargaining or contract shall be closed on the first Friday following the fourth Thursday in November in observance of the legal holiday recognized on June seventeenth, and that the provisions of this clause shall be reflected in any agreement made under Chapter 150E of the general laws.