HB 139-LOCAL (2025): relative to the official designation of holidays by municipalities and educational institutions.
Cite this page
Granite Record indexes the General Court’s record; it is not that record. Where a citation allows only one source, cite the General Court — every page here links to what it is drawn from. The date below is the day the page was read.
- MLA
- “HB 139-LOCAL (2025): relative to the official designation of holidays by municipalities and educational institutions.” Granite Record, https://graniterecord.org/bill/2025/hb139. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- APA
- Granite Record. (n.d.). HB 139-LOCAL (2025): relative to the official designation of holidays by municipalities and educational institutions. Retrieved 19 Oct. 2026, from https://graniterecord.org/bill/2025/hb139
- Chicago
- Granite Record. “HB 139-LOCAL (2025): relative to the official designation of holidays by municipalities and educational institutions.” Accessed 19 Oct. 2026. https://graniterecord.org/bill/2025/hb139.
- BibTeX
@misc{bill-2025-hb139, title = {HB 139-LOCAL (2025): relative to the official designation of holidays by municipalities and educational institutions.}, howpublished = {Granite Record}, url = {https://graniterecord.org/bill/2025/hb139}, note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026} }
HB 139-LOCAL (2025)
relative to the official designation of holidays by municipalities and educational institutions.
- Status: Killed
- Term: 2025-2026
- House committee: Municipal and County Government
- Subject: Municipalities
The Story
It was introduced on January 8, 2025 and referred to the House Municipal and County Government committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 23, 2025, with 82 people signed in online: 16 in support and 66 in opposition. The committee met in executive session on January 30, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted unanimously, 18–0, to recommend that the House kill it, and the report was placed on the consent calendar. On February 13, 2025 the House voted to kill it on a voice vote.
Sponsors
- Rep. Timothy Horrigan (D - Straf 10) (prime sponsor)
- Rep. Heath Howard (D - Straf 4)
- Rep. Allan Howland (D - Straf 20)
- Rep. Ellen Read (D - Rock 10)
Hearings and Sessions
- January 23, 2025, 9:30 AM: public hearing, House Municipal and County Government, LOB 301-303
- January 30, 2025, 2:00 PM: executive session, House Municipal and County Government, LOB 301-303
- February 13, 2025: consent calendar, House
Votes
- February 13, 2025, House: Inexpedient to Legislate — voice vote, passed
The Docket
- January 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government
- January 23, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/23/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
- January 30, 2025: Executive Session: 01/30/2025 02:00 pm LOB 301-303
- January 30, 2025: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/30/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC)
- February 13, 2025: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/13/2025