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HB65: commemorating the first labor strike in the United States by women.

Citation
2023 HB65
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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
House Executive Departments and Administration
Hearing
01/11/2023 at 10:45 AM
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Topics

Executive administration Business and labor

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HB 65 - AS INTRODUCED

2023 SESSION

23-0195

08/10

HOUSE BILL 65

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

SPONSORS: Rep. Gallager, Merr. 20; Rep. Toll, Ches. 15; Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4; Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. Germana, Ches. 1; Rep. Newell, Ches. 4

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

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

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23-0195

08/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

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 4:13-cc the following new section:

4:13-dd 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.