2003 House Bill 4276 / 2004 Public Act 10

Introduced in the House

Feb. 25, 2003

Introduced by Rep. Marc Shulman (R-39)

To establish the 27th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar (a date which varies from year to year in the Roman calendar within the months of April and May) as Holocaust Remembrance Day, and to establish the period beginning on the Sunday before that date through the following Sunday as the Days of Remembrance in Michigan, "in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, and in honor of the survivors, as well as the rescuers and liberators”.

Referred to the Committee on Great Lakes and Tourism

Nov. 4, 2003

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Nov. 5, 2003

Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Nov. 6, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Local, Urban, and State Affairs

Feb. 3, 2004

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Feb. 12, 2004

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To establish the 27th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar (a date which varies from year to year in the Roman calendar within the months of April and May) as Holocaust Remembrance Day, and to establish the period beginning on the Sunday before that date through the following Sunday as the Days of Remembrance in Michigan, "in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, and in honor of the survivors, as well as the rescuers and liberators”.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Feb. 26, 2004