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TN lawmaker proposes trading one holiday for Super Bowl Monday

From Local 3 News: Tennessee lawmakers are proposing a new bill that would make the Monday after the Super Bowl a legal holiday.    Senator

From Local 3 News: Tennessee lawmakers are proposing a new bill that would make the Monday after the Super Bowl a legal holiday. 

 

Senator London Lamar (D-Memphis-D33) and Representative Joe Towns Jr. (D-Memphis-D84) are the sponsors of the bill. 

 

The bill would create a holiday for the first Monday after the Super Bowl, going into effect immediately if passed into law.

 

The bill proposes removing Columbus Day and instead trading it for a post-Super Bowl holiday.

 

Columbus Day is observed in October. The new holiday would officially be known as “Super Bowl Monday.