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LALEAGUE <br />C MINNESOTA <br />CITIES <br />New J u neteenth Holiday Will Be <br />Effective This Year <br />May 23, 2023 <br />A provision included in the state and local government omnibus bill adjusts the previous <br />effective date to make the holiday required this year. <br />A bill to establish Juneteenth as a state -recognized holiday, HF 48 Rep. Ruth Richardson, DFL- <br />Mendota Heights/Sen. Bobbv Champion, DFL-Minneapolis), was passed off the Senate floor on <br />Jan. 26 with a vote of 57-8. On Feb. 2, it was passed by the House by a vote of 126-1. The bill was <br />signed into law by Gov. Tim WAN. <br />The holiday is to recognize the date on which slavery was abolished in the United States. Public <br />business cannot be conducted on June 19 in observance of the holiday. <br />The new law was set to go into effect on Aug. 1, 2023, however, a provision contained in HF 1830 <br />(Rep. Ginnv Klevorn, DFL-Plymouth/Sen. Samakab Hussein, DFL-St. Paul), the state and local <br />government omnibus bill, changes the effective date to make the new holiday effective before <br />June 19 of this year, requiring that the day be observed. <br />The HF 1830 conference committee report containing the updated effective date was passed by <br />the House and Senate and will now go to Gov. Tim Walz to be signed. Cities will need to update <br />their existing schedules to reflect the June 19 holiday and make any necessary adjustments. <br />more news articl <br />Your LMC Resource <br />Alex Hassel <br />Intergovernmental Relations Representative <br />(651) 281-1261 or (800) 925-1122 <br />ahassel@lmc.org <br />