REFERENCE TITLE: Cesar Chavez day

State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012

SCR 1024

Introduced by Senators Gallardo: Jackson

 

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 

enacting and ordering the submission to the people of a measure relating to Holidays.

 

 

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Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:

1.  Under the power of the referendum, as vested in the Legislature, the following measure, relating to holidays, is enacted to become valid as a law if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:

AN ACT

Amending section 1-301, Arizona Revised Statutes; repealing section 1-308, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to holidays.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 1-301, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE1-301.  Holidays enumerated

A.  The following days shall be holidays:

1.  Sunday of each week.

2.  January 1, "New Year's Day".

3.  Third Monday in January, "Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day".

4.  Third Monday in February, "Lincoln/Washington Presidents' Day".

5.  Fourth Monday in March, "Cesar Chavez Day".

5.  6.  Second Sunday in May, "Mothers' Day".

6.  7.  Last Monday in May, "Memorial Day".

7.  8.  Third Sunday in June, "Fathers' Day".

8.  9.  July 4, "Independence Day".

9.  10.  First Sunday in August, "American Family Day".

10.  11.  First Monday in September, "Labor Day".

11.  12.  September 17, "Constitution Commemoration Day".

12.  13.  Second Monday in October, "Columbus Day".

13.  14.  November 11, "Veterans' Day".

14.  15.  Fourth Thursday in November, "Thanksgiving Day".

15.  16.  December 25, "Christmas Day".

B.  When any of the holidays enumerated in subsection A falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a holiday, with the exception of the holidays enumerated in subsection A, paragraphs 1, 5  6, 7  8, 9  10 and 11 12.

C.  When any of the holidays enumerated in subsection A, paragraphs 2, 8  9, 13 14 and 15 16 falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as a holiday.

D.  When the holiday enumerated in subsection A, paragraph 11 12 falls on a day other than Sunday, the Sunday preceding September 17 shall be observed as such holiday. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Repeal

Section 1-308, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.

2.  The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona.