Tag: HB 119

Governor Carney Signs New Law Making Juneteenth State Holiday

WILMINGTON – Governor John Carney signed legislation Wednesday making Juneteenth a state holiday, recognizing the official end of slavery in America. Sponsored by Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker, House Bill 119 establishes June 19 as a legal, permanent state holiday in […]

House Passes Bill Making Juneteenth State Holiday

DOVER – The House unanimously passed legislation Thursday recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday, recognizing the official end of slavery in America. Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans in the United States were emancipated, on June 19, 1865, […]