State Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Create ‘Donald J. Trump Day’

An Oklahoma state lawmaker has proposed legislation to make November 5th President Donald J. Trump Day within the state.

Senate Bill 1105 would recognize the day as a holiday.

“Authored by Sen. Dana Prieto, R-Tulsa, Senate Bill 1105 would declare Nov. 5 as President Donald J. Trump Day in Oklahoma to recognize the president’s recent election victory,” The Oklahoman reports.

Report: Donald J. Trump Day could soon become the newest state holiday in Oklahoma

Tulsa State Senator Dana Prieto introduced legislation that recognizes November 5th as President Donald J. Trump Day in Oklahoma pic.twitter.com/wVhxDnYXMa

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From The Oklahoman:

If passed, state employees would not be granted a day off of work on the holiday, Prieto said.

The bill passed the Retirement and Government Resources Senate committee 6-2 on Wednesday.

The Senate bill coincides with an attempt to make Trump’s birthday a federal holiday by Republican Congresswoman Rep. Claudia Tenney of New York.

Called the Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act, it would designate June 14 as a federal holiday commemorating both Trump’s birthday and Flag Day.

“Just as George Washington’s Birthday is codified as a federal holiday, this bill will add Trump’s Birthday to this list, recognizing him as the founder of America’s Golden Age,” Tenney, who represents New York, said in a news release.

“DONALD J TRUMP DAY” – An Oklahoma senate committee passed SB 1105, making Nov. 5th of every year a state holiday.
State employees would -NOT- get the day off.
It cleared the committee 6-2. #OKleg pic.twitter.com/v4TRtoPsFd

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Oklahoma Voice reports:

Senate Bill 1105 would add the holiday to a long list, which already includes Jefferson Day on April 13 and Will Rogers Day on Nov. 4.

Sen. Dana Prieto, R-Tulsa, said his measure would not require employers to provide time off.

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“There are a lot of days we don’t get off for,” he said. “Many holidays are just excuses for stores to be able to have a sale. Nobody is going to be taking off for this.”

Prieto said he selected Nov. 5 because it was the day voters elected Trump to a second term.

The measure passed the Senate Retirement and Government Resources Committee by a vote of 6-2 and heads to the Senate floor.

In 2021, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill naming 20 miles of remote highway along U.S. 287 between Boise City and the Oklahoma-Texas border as the President Donald J. Trump Highway.