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'Repair Legal Holidays of Confederates and Colonizers' Bill

Proposed NEW legislation

Sponsored by
Senator Bobby Powell
and
Representative Geraldine Thompson

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RENAME

5 Legal Holidays

REPLACE

colonizers and supporters of Confederate slavery

REFOCUS

holidays on individuals and events affected that reunite our democracy

RECTIFY

historical inaccuracies.

REDRESS

years of omission of black, brown, indigenous, and disadvantaged immigrants

Five holidays in FS 683.01 to be renamed and refocused are:

1. Birthday of Robert E. Lee to John Lewis Advance Voting Rights Day.
2. Pascua Florida Day to Pascua Florida Indigenous Peoples’ of Florida Day.
3. Confederate Memorial Day to Slave Ancestors Day.
4. Birthday of Jefferson Davis to Juneteenth Month Jubilee.
5. Columbus Day and Farmers’ Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Small Farmers’ Day.

Repair Legal Holidays of Confederates and Colonizers Bill

to be sponsored by

Senator Bobby Powell
and
Representative Geraldine Thompson

with members of the
FL Legislative Black Caucus
and
members of the
Florida Legislature for the
2021 Florida Legislative Session

The ‘Repair Legal Holidays Bill’ will:

• RENAME 5 Legal holidays.

• REPLACE colonizers and supporters of Confederate slavery.

• REFOCUS holidays on individuals and events affected that reunite our democracy.

• RECTIFY historical inaccuracies.

• REDRESS years of omission of black, brown, indigenous, and disadvantaged immigrants.

Step by Step - How You Help

Bill Text

The Bill's text is simple and corrective to Florida's history. It is an amendment to an existing statute.

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Bill Analysis

This preliminary analysis of the proposed bill was created solely to make it easier for legislators and their staffs to understand and evaluate the language.

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Sample Letter Inviting Legislative Sponsor

If we want this legislation to pass once it is introduced, your representative in Tallahassee must know that you want it. We recommend a mailed letter to you State Representative and State Senator.

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Sample Letter Inviting Endorsement

Support from community organizations and leaders will be crucial to the passage of this bill. If you are an org member or you can contact a community leader, you can ask them to support this bill.

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