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HB1168: commemorating the first labor strike in the United States by women.

Citation
2020 HB1168
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Bill details

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House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Laid on Table
Committee
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Hearing
01/16/2020 at 11:00 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Executive administration Business and labor

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HB 1168 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

13Feb2020... 0152h

2020 SESSION

20-2214

08/06

HOUSE BILL 1168

AN ACT commemorating the first labor strike in the United States by women.

SPONSORS: Rep. Conley, Straf. 13; Rep. Schultz, Merr. 18; Rep. Southworth, Straf. 20; Rep. Fargo, Straf. 14; Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4; Rep. Mulligan, Graf. 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4

COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

ANALYSIS

This bill proclaims a yearly commemoration of the first labor strike in the United States by women in Dover.

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13Feb2020... 0152h

20-2214

08/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

AN ACT commemorating the first labor strike in the United States by women.

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

1 New Section; Observances Proclaimed by the Governor; Commemoration of the First Labor Strike By Women in the United States Recognition Day. Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section 13-z the following new section:

4:13-aa The Dover Mill Girls Recognition Day. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of December 30 in recognition of the first all-women labor strike in the state of New Hampshire, which took place over 3 days in Dover, starting December 26, 1828. This was a seminal event in United States history for both labor and women's rights movements. Schools and libraries are encouraged to commemorate the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities as close to the date as possible.

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