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Legislative Analysis
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JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY
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House Bill 4722 as reported from committee                                      Analysis available at
Sponsor: Rep. Helena Scott                                                      http://www.legislature.mi.gov
Committee: Government Operations
Complete to 10-19-23
SUMMARY:
          House Bill 4722 would amend 2005 PA 48 to remove provisions from section 1 of the act that
          now designate the third Saturday in June as Juneteenth National Freedom Day.
          Public Act 54 of 2023, which took effect July 12, 2023, designated Juneteenth as a public
          holiday in Michigan, to be observed on June 19. 1
          The bill would strike provisions regarding Juneteenth that potentially conflict with that act. In
          addition, the provisions in 2005 PA 48 incorrectly (as noted in committee testimony on HB
          4457) 2 attribute the origins of Juneteenth to the passage by Congress of the Thirteenth
          Amendment to the United States Constitution. That amendment, which abolished slavery
          throughout the United States and its territories, became effective in December 1865, not June.
          The bill would retain provisions of 2005 PA 48 that declare November 26 of each year to be
          known as Sojourner Truth Day. (Truth died on November 26, 1883.)
          House Bill 4722 cannot take effect unless HB 4457 is also enacted.
          MCL 435.361
FISCAL IMPACT:
          The bill would have no fiscal impact on the state or local units of government.
                                                              Legislative Analyst:    Rick Yuille
                                                                   Fiscal Analyst:    Michael Cnossen
■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency staff for use by House members in their
deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
1
    https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billanalysis/House/pdf/2023-HLA-0050-AE718DCF.pdf
2
    https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billanalysis/House/pdf/2023-HLA-4457-3EF24EC6.pdf
House Fiscal Agency                                                                              Page 1 of 1
Statutes affected: 
House Introduced Bill: 435.361
As Passed by the House: 435.361
As Passed by the Senate: 435.361
House Concurred Bill: 435.361
Public Act: 435.361
House Enrolled Bill: 435.361