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.

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.

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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.

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.

“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.

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