SB418: relative to the proclamation of firefighters memorial day.

CHAPTER 15

SB 418 – FINAL VERSION

03/13/14 0903s

2014 SESSION

14-2856

04/09

SENATE BILL 418

AN ACT relative to the proclamation of firefighters memorial day.

SPONSORS: Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9; Sen. Watters, Dist 4

COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill changes the date for the proclamation of firefighters memorial day from the second Sunday in October to a Saturday or Sunday in the last weekend in September.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/13/14 0903s

14-2856

04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT relative to the proclamation of firefighters memorial day.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

15:1 Firefighters Memorial Day. Amend RSA 4:13-m to read as follows:

4:13-m Firefighters Memorial Day. In recognition of the service given by the men and women who, night and day, serve the people of this state as firefighters, and inviting the governments, communities, and people of this state to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, the governor shall proclaim the [second] last Saturday or Sunday in [October] September of each year as Firefighters Memorial Day in honor of the firefighters who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty and those still serving.

15:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: May 14, 2014

Effective Date: May 14, 2014