REFERENCE TITLE: Arizona first responders' day

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-second Legislature First Regular Session 2015

HB 2432

Introduced by Representatives Thorpe, Borrelli, Cardenas, Cobb, Steele, Townsend: Larkin, Livingston, Mitchell, Shope, Senator Lesko

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 1, chapter 3, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 1-314; relating to holidays.

 

 

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

Section 1.  Title 1, chapter 3, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 1-314, to read:

START_STATUTE1-314.  Arizona first responders' day of gratitude and remembrance

A.  The fourth Wednesday in November, each year, shall be observed as Arizona first responders' day of gratitude and remembrance.

B.  Arizona first responders' day of gratitude and remembrance is not a legal holiday.

C.  On Arizona first responders' day of gratitude and remembrance, Residents of this state are encouraged to demonstrate appreciation and pay tribute to the first responders of this state, both past and present, for their extraordinary dedication to preserving and protecting the public peace and safety. END_STATUTE