Am. H.B. 393*

126th General Assembly

(As Reported by S. State & Local Government & Veterans Affairs)

Reps. S. Patton, C. Evans, Schlichter, Cassell, J. McGregor, Allen, Gilb, Yuko, Combs, Beatty, Hartnett, Key, Woodard, Widowfield, Redfern, Ujvagi, Driehaus, Miller, DeBose, Flowers, Distel, Carano, Hughes, Reidelbach, Trakas, Law, Hood, S. Smith, Harwood, Strahorn, Wolpert, Boccieri, Oelslager, Willamowski, Skindell, Book, Brown, Otterman, D. Stewart, Sykes, Mitchell, Barrett, Buehrer, Chandler, Coley, Daniels, DeGeeter, Domenick, Faber, Fende, Garrison, Healy, Hoops, Kilbane, Latta, Mason, R. McGregor, T. Patton, Perry, Peterson, Raga, Raussen, Sayre, Schaffer, Schneider, Seaver, G. Smith, J. Stewart, Taylor, Wagoner, White, Williams, Yates

BILL SUMMARY

· Designates September 22 of each year as Emancipation Day.

CONTENT AND OPERATION

The bill designates each September 22 as Emancipation Day, in honor of the anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862 (R.C. 5.2234). The Emancipation Proclamation became effective January 1, 1863, and freed the slaves in all territory still at war with the Union.

HISTORY

ACTION	DATE
Introduced	10-19-05
Reported, H. State Gov't	05-10-06
Passed House (90-0)	05-16-06
Reported, S. State & Local Gov't & Veterans Affairs	---

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* This analysis was prepared before the report of the Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee appeared in the Senate Journal. Note that the list of co-sponsors and the legislative history may be incomplete.