2023 Senate Bill 50 / Public Act 54

Holidays: other; "Juneteenth"; designate as a public holiday and observe on June 19.

An act to amend 1865 PA 124, entitled “An act to designate the holidays to be observed in acceptance and payment of bills of exchange, bank checks and promissory notes, the business of banking, savings and loan, building and loan, municipal offices, the holding of courts and relative to the continuance of suits,” by amending sections 1 and 2 (MCL 435.101 and 435.102), section 1 as amended by 1984 PA 4.

Mackinac Center Analysis

This bill designates June 19 as a Juneteenth public holiday.

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 1, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-2) and 18 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Paul Wojno (D-10), Mary Cavanagh (D-6), Mallory McMorrow (D-8), Jeff Irwin (D-15), John Cherry (D-27), Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Sean McCann (D-19), Erika Geiss (D-1), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Sue Shink (D-14), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-35), Veronica Klinefelt (D-11), Dayna Polehanki (D-5), Winnie Brinks (D-29), Jeremy Moss (D-7), Darrin Camilleri (D-4), Sam Singh (D-28) and Kevin Hertel (D-12)

Referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection

April 26, 2023

Reported with substitute S-1

April 27, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

May 17, 2023

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 1 (details)

Received in the House

May 17, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

June 14, 2023

Discharged from committee

Passed in the House 105 to 4 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 27, 2023

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 12, 2023