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Lee-Jackson day now officially off the books
Posted by: SB bill signed ()
Date: April 13, 2020 05:58AM

Election day is now a state holiday. Signed into law April 12, 2020.

SENATE BILL NO. 601
Offered January 8, 2020
Prefiled January 7, 2020
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3300 of the Code of Virginia, relating to legal holidays; Lee-Jackson Day; Election Day.
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Patrons-- Lucas and Ebbin
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Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 2.2-3300 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.2-3300. Legal holidays.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth to fix and set aside certain days in the calendar year as legal holidays for the people of Virginia. In each year, the following days are designated as legal holidays:

January 1 -- New Year's Day.

The Friday preceding the third Monday in January -- Lee-Jackson Day to honor Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) and Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall) Jackson (1824-1863), defenders of causes.

The third Monday in January -- Martin Luther King, Jr., Day to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., (1929-1968), defender of causes.

The third Monday in February -- George Washington Day to honor George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the United States.

The last Monday in May -- Memorial Day to honor all persons who made the supreme sacrifice in giving their lives in defense of Virginia and the United States in the following wars and engagements and otherwise: Indian Uprising (1622), French and Indian Wars (1754-1763), Revolutionary War (1775-1783), War of 1812 (1812-1815), Mexican War (1846-1848), War Between the States (1861-1865), Spanish-American War (1898), World War I (1917-1918), World War II (1941-1945), Korean War (1950-1953), Vietnam War (1965-1973), Operation Desert Shield-Desert Storm (1990-1991), Global War on Terrorism (2000- ), Operation Enduring Freedom (2001- ), and Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003- ). On this day all flags, national, state, and local, shall be flown at half -staff or mast to honor and acknowledge respect for those who made the supreme sacrifice.

July 4 -- Independence Day to honor the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The first Monday in September -- Labor Day to honor all people who work in Virginia.

The second Monday in October -- Columbus Day and Yorktown Victory Day to honor Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), a discoverer of the Americas, and the final victory at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, in the Revolutionary War.

The Tuesday following the first Monday in November -- Election Day for the right of citizens of a free society to exercise the right to vote.

November 11 -- Veterans Day to honor all persons who served in the Armed Forces of Virginia and the United States in the following wars and engagements and otherwise: Indian Uprising (1622), French and Indian Wars (1754-1763), Revolutionary War (1775-1783), War of 1812 (1812-1815), Mexican War (1846-1848), War Between the States (1861-1865), Spanish American War (1898), World War I (1917-1918), World War II (1941-1945), Korean War (1950-1953), Vietnam War (1965-1973), Operation Desert Shield-Desert Storm (1990-1991), Global War on Terrorism (2000- ), Operation Enduring Freedom (2001- ), and Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003- ).

The fourth Thursday in November and the Friday next following -- Thanksgiving Day to honor and give thanks in each person's own manner for the blessings bestowed upon the people of Virginia and honoring the first Thanksgiving in 1619.

December 25 -- Christmas Day.

Whenever any of such days falls on Saturday, the Friday next preceding such day, or whenever any of such days falls on Sunday, the Monday next following such day, and any day so appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth or the President of the United States, shall be a legal holiday as to the transaction of all business.

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Re: Lee-Jackson day now officially off the books
Posted by: Just sayn ()
Date: April 13, 2020 07:59AM

I used to hang a white flag outside to support lee surrendering to the great men from the north

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Re: Lee-Jackson day now officially off the books
Posted by: GUTCW ()
Date: April 13, 2020 08:40AM

........and your complaint is_______________________________________?

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Re: Lee-Jackson day now officially off the books
Posted by: SB bill signed ()
Date: April 13, 2020 03:33PM

GUTCW Wrote:
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> ........and your complaint is_______________________________________?


Uh, no complaint here. Just posting some news that affects Fairfax. Jeez, you’re triggered easily!

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Re: Lee-Jackson day now officially off the books
Posted by: Maoism ()
Date: April 13, 2020 04:57PM

More liberal communist Maoism.

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