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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1784 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3306
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michelle L. Ciccolo
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act establishing the fourth Thursday in march as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michelle L. Ciccolo15th Middlesex1/15/2025Russell E. Holmes6th Suffolk1/30/2025Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/12/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/12/2025Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/12/2025Richard G. Wells, Jr.7th Norfolk2/24/2025Greg Schwartz12th Middlesex2/24/2025Kenneth P. Sweezey6th Plymouth2/25/2025Christopher J. Worrell5th Suffolk3/7/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1784 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3306
By Representative Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3306) of
Michelle L. Ciccolo and others for legislation to establish the fourth Thursday in march as
Tuskegee Airmen commemoration day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act establishing the fourth Thursday in march as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15TTTTTT
2the following section: -
3 Section 15UUUUUU. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the
4fourth Thursday in March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day in recognition of the
5service and sacrifice during World War II of the Black pilots, bombardiers, navigators, flight
6surgeons, nurses, mechanics, instructors, crewmembers and all support personnel who changed
7the course of history and recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the
8people.