AB 140 — Makes Juneteenth Day a legal holiday in this State. (BDR 19-63)

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140140–Assemblymen ASSEMBLYThomas, BILLC.H. NO.

140–ASSEMBLYMENMiller, THOMASMonroe-Moreno, ,Marzola, C.H.Torres;

ILLER,Anderson, MONROEBilbray- -MAxelrod, ORENOBrown-May, ,Carter, MCohen, ARZOLAConsidine, ,D’Silva, TORRESDuran, ;González, Gorelow, Jauregui, Kasama, Koenig, La Rue Hatch, Brittney Miller, Mosca, Newby, Nguyen, Orentlicher, Peters, Summers-Armstrong, Taylor, Watts and Yeager Joint Sponsors:

ANDERSONSenators ,Spearman, BILBRAY-AXELRODNeal, ,Krasner, BROWNCannizzaro, -MAY,Nguyen; C ARTER, COHEN , CONSIDINE, D’SILVA, D URAN , GONZÁLEZ , G ORELOW , AUREGUI , KASAMA , KOENIG, A R UE HATCH , RITTNEY MILLER, M OSCA, NEWBY , NGUYEN , ORENTLICHER , PETERS, SUMMERS -ARMSTRONG , TAYLOR , WATTS AND YEAGER FEBRUARY 9, 2023 ____________ JOINTSPONSORS :

ENATORSand SPEARMANLange ,CHAPTER.......... NEAL, RASNER , CANNIZZARO , NGUYEN;AND L ANGE ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Makes Juneteenth Day a legal holiday in this State.

(BDR 19-63) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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LegislativeLegExisting Counsel’slaw Digest:declares certain days as legal holidays in this State and requires, with certain exceptions, all state, county and city offices, courts, public schools and the Nevada System of Higher Education to close on such legal holidays.

(NRS 236.015) Existing law declaresfurther certainrequires daysthe asGovernor legalto holidaysannually proclaim June 19 to be “Juneteenth Day” in thisthe State andof requires,Nevada to commemorate the Nevadaabolition Systemof slaSection 1 of Higherthis Educationbill tomakes closeJuneteenth onDay sucha legal holidays.holiday in this State, rather than a day of observance.

(NRSSection schools1 and 236.015) Existing law further requiresprovides thethat GovernorJuneteenth toDay annuallyis proclaim June 19 to be “Juneteenthobserved Day”on inJune the19. State of Nevada to commemorate the abolition of slavery in the United States.

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-EXPLANATION *AB140_R1* – 2Matter – Section 3 of this bill makes a conforming change to repeal the requirement that day of observance.aim June 19 to be “Juneteenth Day” in thebolded Stateitalics ofis Nevadanew; as a THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

5 January 1 (New Year’s Day) Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday is on January 15 but is to be observed on the third Monday in January Washington’s birthday is on February 22 but is to be observed on the third Monday in February - 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – Last Monday in May (Memorial Day) June 19 (Juneteenth Day) July 4 (Independence Day) First Monday in September (Labor Day) NevadaNevaFriday Dayin is October 31 but is to be observed on the last Friday in October November 11 (Veterans Day) Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day) Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Family Day) December 25 (Christmas Day) Any day that may be appointed by the President of the United States for public fast, thanksgiving or as a legal holiday except for any Presidential appointment of the fourth Monday in October as Veterans Day.

-293.165 *AB140_R1*1.NRS –2Except 3as –otherwise Sec.provided in NRS 293.166, a vacancy occurring in a major or minor political party nomination for a partisan office may be filled by a candidate designated by the party central committee of the county or State, as the case may be, of the major political party or by the executive committee of the minor political party subject to the provisions of subsections 3, 4 and 5.

NRS 293.165 is hereby amended to read as follows:

293.165 1.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.166, a vacancy occurring in a major or minor political party nomination for a partisan office may be filled by a candidate designated by the party central committee of the county or State, as the case may be, of the major political party or by the executive committee of the minor political party subject to the provisions of subsections 3, 4 and 5.

2.

If no primary election was held for that nonpartisan office or if there was not more than one person who was seeking the nonpartisan nomination in the - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – primary election, a person may become a candidate for the nonpartisan office at the general election if the person files a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pays the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 after 8 a.m.

(a) The vacancy occurs because the nominee dies or is adjudicated insane or mentally incompetent, the vacancy may be filled by a candidate designated by the party central committee of the county or State, as the case may be, of the major political party.

on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is - *AB140_R1* – 4 – held.

TEXT~~~~~ OF23 REPEALED- SECTION82nd 236.033Session Juneteenth(2023) Day.

1.

The Governor shall annually proclaim June 19 to be “Juneteenth Day” in the State of Nevada to commemorate the abolition of slavery in the United States.

2.

The proclamation must call upon the news media, educators and appropriate governmental officers to bring to the attention of Nevada’s residents the historical significance of the day when the last slaves in the United States were emancipated and the significant contributions of African-Americans to the State.

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