HB 170 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0117
08/11
HOUSE BILL 170
AN ACT commemorating the first labor strike in the United States by women.
SPONSORS: Rep. Conley, Straf. 13; Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4; Rep. Toll, Ches. 16; Rep. Oxaal,
Straf. 15; Rep. Chase, Straf. 18; Rep. Frost, Straf. 16; Rep. Fargo, Straf. 14; Rep.
Bixby, Straf. 17
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill proclaims a yearly commemoration of the first labor strike in the United States by
women in Dover.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 170 - AS INTRODUCED
21-0117
08/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
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 1 New Section; Observances Proclaimed by the Governor; Commemoration of the First Labor
2 Strike By Women in the United States Recognition Day. Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section
3 4:13-cc the following new section:
4 4:13-dd The Dover Mill Girls Recognition Day. The governor shall annually issue a
5 proclamation calling for a proper observance of December 30 in recognition of the first all-women
6 labor strike in the state of New Hampshire, which took place over 3 days in Dover, starting
7 December 26, 1828. This was a seminal event in United States history for both labor and women's
8 rights movements. Schools and libraries are encouraged to commemorate the day with appropriate
9 ceremonies and activities as close to the date as possible.
10 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.